University of California regents OK’d a tuition hike for incoming undergraduates starting in fall 2022, one critics say will hurt vulnerable students. The 4.2% increase in tuition and fees will apply only to incoming undergraduates next year and stay flat for up to six years for them.
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UC admits largest, most diverse class ever, but it was harder to get accepted
The University of California admitted its largest, most diverse undergraduate class ever for fall 2021 — but it was harder to get in as a record-shattering number of applicants vied for access to the renowned public research system, according to UC data released Monday.
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UC system mandates COVID-19 vaccinations and will bar most students without them from campus
The UC requirement underscores the uncertainty over campus health protocols as the Delta variant spreads.
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Top UC campuses would reduce out-of-state student admissions, add Californians under proposal
UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Diego would decrease their share of out-of-state and international students and enroll more local residents under an amended state budget bill posted online Friday.
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A bold plan for UC: Cut share of out-of-state students by half amid huge California demand
As the University of California confronts record demand for admission, lawmakers are considering a plan to cut in half the share of nonresident students to make more room for locals.
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UC weighs limited tuition increase for fall 2022
The University of California is weighing a limited tuition increase for fall 2022, saying it will help raise more financial aid and stabilize campuses, but student leaders are adamantly opposed.
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Here’s what UC says about the chances of being plucked from massive waitlists at UCSC, systemwide
Tens of thousands of UC applicants are wait-listed this year amid record applications, and admissions chiefs say forecasting chances of being selected is as uncertain as ever. At UC Santa Cruz, admissions director Michelle Whittingham says she wouldn’t even use waitlists if she didn’t have to. But enrollment prediction — a discipline that aims to meld the science of data analysis with the guesswork of anticipating teenage whims — can be dicey.
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Cal State and UC systems, UC Santa Cruz included, plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations in fall
The directive is the largest of its kind in U.S. higher education and would likely take effect this fall after the FDA formally approves the vaccines.
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Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed for state’s college students
Amid rising college costs and growing economic need, leaders are proposing an expansion in Cal Grant financial aid that would nearly double the number of students receiving assistance.
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Defund or reform UC campus police? Sharp disagreement surfaces
Sabrina Shirazi, a fifth-year doctoral candidate, says she was left concussed and suffering physical and emotional…