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California spent $31 million last year helping students facing homelessness with emergency housing and other services through Rapid Rehousing. The program operates at most public universities and about a quarter of community colleges, helping thousands of students who are either homeless or housing insecure, such as one student who was sleeping in a garage. -
Professor Helen Fricker says the new laser altimetry system will measure two of the earth’s vital signs: the size of its forests and its amount of ice. -
The latest bill would allow Southwestern College to create up to four additional bachelor’s programs aimed at workforce needs in south San Diego County. -
We want to hear from you: What questions do you have about student loans? Repayment plans are rapidly changing — do you have to switch plans, and by when? What challenges have you faced in paying back your debt? -
Faculty representation at Cal State is lagging far behind the growing number of Latino students. That burdens the small circles of Latino faculty who take on more mentorship tasks, many times in non-tenure positions and for lower pay. -
Some community college districts in California say enrollment is up by more than 10%, though official numbers have yet to be released. Historically, college enrollment fluctuates depending on the strength of the economy. -
The proposed increase would help pay for athletics and some other activities. The final recommended increase is lower than what was originally proposed. -
UCSD is joined by San Diego State University as a consortium board member, and other American institutions such as University of San Diego and Southwestern College are member institutions. -
The majority of the fee increase would go toward repairs and maintenance of shared athletics facilities and student athlete well-being, according to San Diego State University. -
A university report found a sharp rise in first-year students lacking high school math proficiency. At UCSD, where more than half of undergraduate students are pursuing STEM degrees requiring math coursework, that's a problem.
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