As the deadline to pass the California State Budget approaches in June, the high-stakes game of political chicken between University of California President Janet Napolitano and Gov. Read more...
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March 4, 12:27 am
Yiwei Sun: Benefits from flipped courses far outweigh concerns
Unlike my other classes, which require me to show up nearly an hour early to secure a seat so that I don’t have to sit on the cold floor, Linguistics 1 allows me to grab a leisurely cup of coffee and take my time to load the online lecture on my laptop. Read more...
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March 4, 12:21 am
Chloe Lew: Classrooms need resources to accommodate students with disabilities
Carolanne Link, a second-year electrical engineering student with cerebral palsy, spends roughly two hours every day riding the UCLA Office for Students with Disabilities van, but when she looks around at her co-passengers, she said, she can’t tell what each person is dealing with. Read more...
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March 3, 12:00 am
Arthur Wang: UCs, CSUs need to improve retention programs for underserved students
In politics, pipelines bring to mind President Barack Obama’s veto. In education, pipelines are important pathways from underserved public schools to the state’s public universities. At the California State University system, a decade of efforts have proved less-than-stellar, with African American enrollments declining rather than growing in spite of increased outreach to underserved and minority communities. Read more...
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March 2, 12:08 am
Ryan Nelson: Dichotomy of practical, liberal education unnecessary, unproductive
Before he ever tried to tear down a wall, former president Ronald Reagan had a much more local foe: the University of California. Forty-eight years ago this past Saturday, the conservative California governor delivered a stirring sermon: The state budget was tight, education was expensive, and people shouldn’t be given “intellectual luxuries” on the state dime. Read more...
Photo: Ronald Reagan shaking hands on the campaign trail in 1966, only one year before he made a speech on the role and importance of higher education as California governor. (Courtesy of Brett Tatman)
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February 27, 12:39 pm
Aram Ghoogasian: Diversity vice chancellor position must prioritize students
When students try to communicate with school administrators, their grievances often fall on deaf ears. The appointment of a new administrator, however, has a chance to initiate a paradigm shift. Read more...
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February 27, 12:20 pm
Benjamin Genta: UCLA needs to encourage student voting, raise youth voter turnout
Less than 9 percent of eligible voters aged 18 to 24 turned out to vote in the 2014 midterm election this past November in California, a historic low, according to a January UC Davis report. Read more...
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