Cabrillo College celebrated one of its largest graduating classes this year, including the first cohort to complete its new apprenticeship program in computer science, community health and education pathways.
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UC Santa Cruz international student who had visa revoked was told to leave ‘ASAP’
A UC Santa Cruz graduate student from China was abruptly ordered to leave the U.S. in April after his visa and work authorization were revoked without explanation, one of hundreds of cases affecting international students nationwide. His status was restored by the end of the month, but he says the ordeal cost him thousands in lost income and legal fees.
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Three graduating students earn Bay Federal Credit Union scholarships
James Parker, Laura Hodges and Spike Sorensen were each awarded $1,500 by Bay Federal Credit Union for essays on technology’s impact on their generation’s financial literacy and money management.
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Trump’s research cuts drive young UCSC astronomers to leave U.S. in search of academic careers
Facing deep federal research funding cuts and a tightening academic job market under the Trump administration, several UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. graduates are heading abroad to pursue their careers — a shift that students and faculty say reflects growing fear and frustration within the U.S. scientific community.
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‘Alarming’: UCSC budget cuts ‘affect the whole ecosystem’
Even before the rolling effects of the Trump administration’s budget cuts were fully known, UCSC faculty members describe the possible breadth of the university’s cuts on teaching and learning on campus from its pre-existing budget deficit.
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UCSC faculty survey describes ‘potential extinction-level event’ for programs, low morale due to budget cuts, poor admin communication
As budget woes afflict the UC Santa Cruz campus, a high-level faculty report points a finger at poor administration communication and planning. A campus spokesman denies “administrative error” as cause for a budget deficit recently projected at $81 million.
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As UCSC reduces its budget, German, Persian language courses face elimination
The UC Santa Cruz administration is moving forward with a three-year budget plan intended to decrease deficits and face hard times overall. While few of the cuts are so far public, the campus’ well-regarded Languages and Applied Linguistics department’s cuts are now clear.
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Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it?
Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.
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Immigrants learn English for free at California colleges. Under Trump, some are skipping class
California’s ESL courses gained 30,000 students over the past six years. As the Trump administration revokes student visas and escalates immigration raids, that growth is at risk.
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UC Santa Cruz to host first off-campus powwow in more than 30 years
The event set for Sunday at downtown Santa Cruz’s Kaiser Permanente Arena is free and open to everyone as it seeks to preserve Native traditions and culture for future generations.