College

The district attorney decided not to file criminal charges after a young woman said she was raped by SDSU football players.

California has the most Hispanic Serving Institutions among its colleges of any state — 174, including 21 of 23 California State University campuses and five of the nine University of California campuses. But how well are HSIs — where almost 90% of the state’s Latino undergraduates are enrolled — actually serving Latino students? It’s a mixed bag, students and advocates say.

California colleges often reduce financial aid to students when they earn private grants, a practice known as scholarship displacement. Students say it’s unfair to lose funds they’ve worked hard for and need to pay for soaring living costs. This year, the state agreed, and banned the practice for low-income students starting in the 2023-24 academic year.

National University merges with Northcentral University to add thousands of new students and many more advanced degrees.

University of California and Cal State campuses will all start providing medication abortion beginning Jan. 1 under a new state law. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, opening up abortion appointments on university campuses could ease pressure on local clinics, which will likely see an influx of out-of-state patients.

The California State University system will abandon the use of SAT and ACT tests in its admission process, permanently adopting a policy today that was implemented on a temporary basis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A first-of-its-kind program in California will be offering college tuition to eligible students who complete a year worth of service.

It’s the California State University system’s first polytechnic university in Northern California.

A record 76,792 candidates applied to San Diego State University for fall 2022, a number which university leaders say bodes well for the institution following several tumultuous years in the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Friday.

UC San Diego announced Thursday that it is extending remote instruction until the end of the month due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country.