Thursday, November 19, 2009
Students rage at fee hikes in UC system
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that "The UC regents are expected to put the final seal today on a hefty 32 percent tuition increase as students resume the protests that shut down their board meeting three times Wednesday and required campus police in riot gear to maintain calm."
Students protested at UCLA, at UC Berkeley, at UC Santa Cruz, and at some community colleges where students turned out in solidarity with the UC students. Fees at UCs will top $10,000 for the first time with the fee increase.
FULL STORY
Students protested at UCLA, at UC Berkeley, at UC Santa Cruz, and at some community colleges where students turned out in solidarity with the UC students. Fees at UCs will top $10,000 for the first time with the fee increase.
FULL STORY
Labels: Bay area, California, UC system
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
CSU system outlines enrollment cuts
The Collegian Online also covers the CSU budget cuts story:
"Facing a $564 million budget cut for this fiscal year, California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed provided an update on the drastic measures that the CSU is undertaking to address the deficit including slashing enrollment by more than 40,000 students, as demand to attend the CSU continues to rise.
CSU estimates that it cut 4,000 students in fall 2009, and will see a much larger drop in spring as a result of curtailing enrollment including the elimination of spring admissions. In all, CSU needs to reduce its student numbers by more than 40,000 students in order to match student enrollment with funding received from the state."
FULL STORY
"Facing a $564 million budget cut for this fiscal year, California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed provided an update on the drastic measures that the CSU is undertaking to address the deficit including slashing enrollment by more than 40,000 students, as demand to attend the CSU continues to rise.
CSU estimates that it cut 4,000 students in fall 2009, and will see a much larger drop in spring as a result of curtailing enrollment including the elimination of spring admissions. In all, CSU needs to reduce its student numbers by more than 40,000 students in order to match student enrollment with funding received from the state."
FULL STORY
Labels: Bay area, California, CSU system
California State University will get smaller, have tougher standards
The San Jose Mercury News reports that the California State University system will shrink and institute tougher standards starting next fall.
"For the second time in its century-long history, San Jose State University will shrink the size of its freshman class — accepting all qualified students from Santa Clara County but limiting entry by non-residents, and toughening standards for the most popular majors like engineering, business and nursing. With less state money to support teaching, 2,500 fewer seats will be available at SJSU next fall; last year, the school cut 3,000 seats. The SJSU cutbacks are part of a significant reduction within the entire California State University system."
FULL STORY
"For the second time in its century-long history, San Jose State University will shrink the size of its freshman class — accepting all qualified students from Santa Clara County but limiting entry by non-residents, and toughening standards for the most popular majors like engineering, business and nursing. With less state money to support teaching, 2,500 fewer seats will be available at SJSU next fall; last year, the school cut 3,000 seats. The SJSU cutbacks are part of a significant reduction within the entire California State University system."
FULL STORY
Labels: Bay area, California, CSU system
Sunday, November 8, 2009
CCSF cuts summer classes
KCBS in San Francisco reports that City College of San Francisco, the largest community college in the nation, has cut most if not all its classes for Summer 2010.
"City College of San Francisco will be offering very few, if any, classes this summer. Summer school classes at the community college are being cancelled because of funding cuts.
The state has slashed the budget for community colleges and CCSF took a $20 million hit, which adds up to about 900 classes in the summer."
KCBS FULL STORY (includes video)
The San Francisco Examiner also reports on the story, including that "Some 800 classes have already been eliminated in the current academic year — about 300 from fall and about 500 from spring" and that there are 2,500 more students vying for classes at CCSF this year compared to last year.
The Examiner story
"City College of San Francisco will be offering very few, if any, classes this summer. Summer school classes at the community college are being cancelled because of funding cuts.
The state has slashed the budget for community colleges and CCSF took a $20 million hit, which adds up to about 900 classes in the summer."
KCBS FULL STORY (includes video)
The San Francisco Examiner also reports on the story, including that "Some 800 classes have already been eliminated in the current academic year — about 300 from fall and about 500 from spring" and that there are 2,500 more students vying for classes at CCSF this year compared to last year.
The Examiner story
Labels: Bay area, California, California community colleges
Friday, November 6, 2009
Transfer students at Stanford University
The Stanford Review reports on the experience of transfer students at Stanford University:
"Having attended other post-secondary institutions, Stanford’s small and tightly-knit group of transfer students has the unique ability to make comparisons and shed light on what many Stanford undergraduates likely take for granted. Diana Munoz-Villanueva, Teryn Norris, and Tenzin Seldon are three such transfer students. In addition to telling their stories, they were asked to compare their former post-secondary institutions to Stanford, focusing specifically on making comparisons regarding Stanford’s political life, academics, and social life."
FULL STORY
"Having attended other post-secondary institutions, Stanford’s small and tightly-knit group of transfer students has the unique ability to make comparisons and shed light on what many Stanford undergraduates likely take for granted. Diana Munoz-Villanueva, Teryn Norris, and Tenzin Seldon are three such transfer students. In addition to telling their stories, they were asked to compare their former post-secondary institutions to Stanford, focusing specifically on making comparisons regarding Stanford’s political life, academics, and social life."
FULL STORY
Labels: Bay area, California
Thursday, November 5, 2009
UC Berkeley enrolls more out-of-state students; racial diversity may suffer
The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that as UC Berkeley enrolls more out-of-state students to bring in higher tuition dollars, racial diversity may suffer.
According to the article, "To save money, Berkeley plans to reduce the size of next fall's freshman class. The university intends to enroll about 15 percent fewer Californians, while at the same time nearly doubling its number of out-of-state and international students, who will generate millions of dollars in new revenue from higher, nonresident tuition."
FULL STORY
According to the article, "To save money, Berkeley plans to reduce the size of next fall's freshman class. The university intends to enroll about 15 percent fewer Californians, while at the same time nearly doubling its number of out-of-state and international students, who will generate millions of dollars in new revenue from higher, nonresident tuition."
FULL STORY
Labels: Bay area, California, UC system
Monday, November 2, 2009
Community College Week at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco
The Examiner.com reports that this week, the first ever-statewide Community College Week celebration will be held in San Francisco.
Events for the week include a kickoff ceremony on Monday at 6 pm at Yerba Buena Gardens, a Community College Film Festival with shorts by students, faculty and staff on Thursday on Nov. 5 at 7 pm at Downtown Campus at 88 Fourth Street on the 8th floor, free classes Wed., Thurs, and Fri at Yerba Buena Gardens which include a sketching class, a physics class about making ice cream and a financial planning seminar. There will be a Candlelight Vigil on Friday, Nov. 6 starting at 7 p.m. at Union Square.
Also, students and alumni have created The Student Success Stories Project, 75 life-sized soft sculptures. These will be a Yerba Buena all week.
FULL STORY
Events for the week include a kickoff ceremony on Monday at 6 pm at Yerba Buena Gardens, a Community College Film Festival with shorts by students, faculty and staff on Thursday on Nov. 5 at 7 pm at Downtown Campus at 88 Fourth Street on the 8th floor, free classes Wed., Thurs, and Fri at Yerba Buena Gardens which include a sketching class, a physics class about making ice cream and a financial planning seminar. There will be a Candlelight Vigil on Friday, Nov. 6 starting at 7 p.m. at Union Square.
Also, students and alumni have created The Student Success Stories Project, 75 life-sized soft sculptures. These will be a Yerba Buena all week.
FULL STORY
Labels: Bay area, California community colleges
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Poet Laureate praises College of Marin and other CCs
A New Yorker column discusses Poet Laureate Kay Ryan's championing of community colleges in our country, including College of Marin, where she has taught for many years.
Ryan has just announced her "Community College Poetry Project," a much-needed program aiming to highlight the country’s community colleges as vital educational institutions. “I simply want to celebrate the fact that right near your home, year in and year out, a community college is quietly—and with very little financial encouragement—saving lives and minds. I can’t think of a more efficient, hopeful or egalitarian machine, with the possible exception of the bicycle.”
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Ryan has just announced her "Community College Poetry Project," a much-needed program aiming to highlight the country’s community colleges as vital educational institutions. “I simply want to celebrate the fact that right near your home, year in and year out, a community college is quietly—and with very little financial encouragement—saving lives and minds. I can’t think of a more efficient, hopeful or egalitarian machine, with the possible exception of the bicycle.”
FULL COLUMN
Labels: Bay area, California community colleges
