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California higher education layoffs: UC, Stanford and Cal State universities cut, freeze jobs
Stanford University will lay off at least 363 employees this fall as part of $140 million in budget cuts due to rising costs ...
UCLA says the federal government has frozen more than a half-billion dollars of its research funds
For the first time since revealing last week that the Trump administration began freezing its federal research funding, the ...
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University of California must revisit policy that bars undocumented students from on-campus jobs, court rules
The ruling is part of a lawsuit filed by immigrant rights groups last year against the UC system, arguing its policies ...
University of California Loses Immigrant Student Hiring Case (1)
A state court found that the University of California’s restrictions on employment of undocumented immigrants violates state ...
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More than 77 percent of California applicants were offered UC admission for fall 2025
If you’re a Californian with college on the horizon, here’s a piece of good news: The University of California accepted over ...
University of California admits record number of students
The admission increases come as the the University of California faces rising financial pressures from federal research ...
Wildfire season is starting earlier in California – a new study shows how climate change is driving the expansion
(THE CONVERSATION) Fire season is expanding in California, with an earlier start to wildfire activity in most of the state. In parts of the northern mountains, the season is now starting more than 10 ...
University of California Settles With Jewish Students Over U.C.L.A. Protests
Jewish students and a professor said the university had allowed a hostile protest. After the settlement was announced, the ...
Scientists solve mystery of what’s killing billions of starfish off California and the West Coast
Since 2013, billions of sea stars, an elegant ocean species commonly known as starfish that are a key part of the environment ...
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A deeper look at rising admissions to the University of California
New UC admissions data shows gains at less selective schools. In-state admissions rise, but enrollment yield is on a decline, ...