Nearing an impasse with the University of California system over wages and job security, non-tenured lecturers could go on strike within two to three months — even as UC Santa Cruz and other schools are set to return to in-person classes.
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‘Their own intersection of pandemics’: Oral historians reflect on stories from UCSC’s year of crisis
Oral history project “The Empty Year” preserves the firsthand accounts of 22 students and staff at UC Santa Cruz who — from near or far — navigated the successive crises the campus faced in 2020.
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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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A milestone in equity: For the first time, Cabrillo College’s graduating class is 50% Latinx
The milestone is seen as a signal of success at closing a completion gap between Latinx and white students. Latinx representation among Cabrillo College graduates has been on an upward trend for most of the past two decades — more than doubling since 2005.
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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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They’re going for it: Cabrillo College reinstates football with promise of more oversight, local players
An internal report found soaring rates of out-of-area recruitment had led to housing and food insecurity for athletes, as well as subpar transfer and academic completion rates. But with those findings came an outpouring of support for Seahawks football as former athletes spoke glowingly of the doors it had opened and positive impacts to their personal and professional lives.
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International students heading to California colleges navigate vaccine, visa hurdles
More California colleges are planning to require students to get COVID-19 vaccinations. For international students, that often means only vaccines approved by the World Health Organization will be accepted, even though not all students have access to those.
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‘I do expect something unexpected’: Two UCSC scientists set to join NASA mission in Korea
Associate researcher Mikhail Kreslavsky and professor Ian Garrick-Bethell have been selected as two of nine scientists to join the upcoming Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission.
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Pioneering UCSC faculty member William T. Doyle dies at 91
Doyle was among the founding faculty members of UC Santa Cruz when the campus opened in 1965 and was largely responsible for the establishment of Long Marine Laboratory.
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Outdoor study space a ‘first step’ for return of students to Cabrillo College’s campus in Watsonville
Cabrillo College’s Watsonville Center has been closed since March 2020. Now, lured by fast WiFi and free printing, students are returning to study there in a sign of a wider reopening that’s hopefully to come.
