Christine Armario, Associated PressStudentsUCLA Shooter’s ‘Kill List’ had Dead Minnesota Woman, 2 ProfessorsLOS ANGELES ― A former UCLA graduate student killed a woman in Minnesota before carrying two semi-automatic pistols and a grudge back to the Los Angeles campus, where he fatally shot a young professor he once called a mentor then killed himself, police said Thursday. The attack came after Mainak Sarkar, 38, had composed a […]June 2, 2016Faculty & StaffSome Southern Cal Faculty Departments Vote for Union, Others RejectLOS ANGELES ― Professors not eligible for tenure at two of three departments at the University of Southern California voted to unionize, an effort they hope will result in improved salaries, health benefits and job stability. Professors at the Roski School of Art and Design and the USC International Academy voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to join […]February 3, 2016HBCUsUniversity of California Seeks Input for Rewrite of Free Speech PolicyThe University of California Board of Regents is going back to the drawing board Monday and getting public input after a proposed policy on intolerance was roundly rejected by Jewish organizations that say it doesn’t go far enough to address antisemitism on campuses.October 26, 2015HomeUC President Napolitano Postpones Tuition IncreaseUniversity of California President Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday she is postponing a proposed tuition increase as a good-faith gesture stemming from her ongoing negotiations with Gov. Jerry Brown to resolve their standoff over higher education funding.February 19, 2015StudentsAgreement Reached to Reduce Student Arrests in FloridaA deal has been reached between the NAACP, law enforcement and the Broward County Public Schools to cut down the “school-to-prison pipeline.”November 5, 2013Leadership & PolicyMeasure Would Change Student Rep on College BoardThe way the student representative on the Board of Governors, the body that oversees Florida’s public universities, is chosen could change if voters pass Amendment 12.October 29, 2012LatinxPoll: U.S. Hispanics Mix Hopes, StrainsHispanics have been hit disproportionately hard by the economic slump. Forty-five percent say they or a family member have lost a job since last September, with similar numbers or more expressing deep worries about becoming unemployed, paying bills and saving for college.July 20, 2010LatinxReport: Few Hispanic High School Dropouts Earn GEDA report released by the Pew Hispanic Center found that one in 10 Hispanic students who drop out of high school go on to earn a General Equivalency Development degree.May 17, 2010StudentsHigh Remedial Education Rate Complicates U.S. College Completion Goal PushNationwide, about a third of first-year students in 2007-08 had taken at least one remedial course, according to the U.S. Department of Education. At public two-year colleges, that number rises to about 42 percent.May 11, 2010StudentsEducation Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into LimelightEduardo J. Padron – a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor – is one of the greatest proponents of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.April 12, 2010Page 1 of 1