This post was last updated May 16 at 7:43 p.m. University of California community members are calling for an update to UC climate policies, citing missed targets, a lack of transparency and an unambitious approach. Read more...
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The University of California will cover tuition and other student service fees for in-state undergraduate and graduate students from federally recognized Native American, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes starting fall 2022 for all current and incoming students. Read more...
Photo: “La Memoria de la Tierra: UCLA” by UCLA professor emeritus and artist Judith Baca (pictured) shows Native peoples’ impact on the land UCLA is located on. The University of California recently announced it will cover tuition costs and student fees for students from federally recognized tribes. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)
The University of California has its eyes set on expansion. In September, the UC Board of Regents introduced a plan to add 20,000 student seats across the system by 2030 – enough to fill a new campus. Read more...
President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for the 2023 fiscal year will expand access to higher education with an increase in the Pell Grant, UCLA professors said. Read more...
Photo: Joe Biden speaks during the 2020 presidential election. Biden proposed increases to the Pell Grant in the most recent federal budget proposal. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
Arizona State University has been opening campuses outside of its home state of Arizona, including one in downtown Los Angeles in August 2021. The new ASU campus, named the ASU California Center, is located at the renovated site of the former headquarters of the defunct Herald Examiner, said ASU spokesperson Katie Paquet. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles (pictured) is one of the cities that Arizona State University has extended its educational programs to. (Daily Bruin file photo)
University of California community members said a bill simplifying the federal student financial aid application and increasing funding for the California Middle Class Scholarship will expand financial aid eligibility and work toward providing a debt-free education. Read more...
Photo: A Free Application for Federal Student Aid application outside of Murphy Hall. Changes to the FAFSA application were introduced in 2020 and will start going into effect July 2023. (Kanishka Mehra/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Gwen Chodur would have never been able to afford higher education if it weren’t for student loans. But now, she said, the decisions she makes regarding her career will need to revolve around her ability to pay back her loans. Read more...
