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Trump travel ban throws research, academic exchange into turmoil

BOSTON — Universities across the nation say President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries is disrupting vital research projects and academic exchanges in such fields as...

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California’s public universities grapple with uncertain future student...

In planning for the future, California’s colleges and universities are trying to predict their enrollments five, 10 and even 20 years from now. But there is much uncertainty and disagreement over which...

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Universities host cultural graduation ceremonies for blacks, Latinos, gays,...

In a sea of decorated graduation caps, Jesus Partida’s was especially colorful, with a rainbow of large letters on top spelling out: “Young Latinx and Proud!” The Garden Grove resident was alongside...

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UCLA, UCI dominate U.S. News & World Report rankings; see how other...

University of California campuses dominate U.S. News & World Report’s latest rankings for best public universities in the nation, with UCLA tied for first with UC Berkeley. UC Santa Barbara was...

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UCI receives historic $200 million gift from Susan and Henry Samueli

IRVINE – Orange County philanthropists Susan and Henry Samueli will donate $200 million to UC Irvine, one of the largest gifts ever to any public university, to create a college that educates medical...

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3 arrested during protest at Georgia Tech after vigil for student killed by...

In this photo taken Sept. 17, 2017, a mourner sets out flowers at a memorial for Georgia Tech student Scout Schultz in Atlanta, Ga. Schultz was a 21-year-old who was shot and killed during a...

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UCI receives huge art collection of rarely seen pieces valued at tens of...

IRVINE – UC Irvine will be the new home of a California art collection said to be worth tens of millions of dollars – a gift from a Newport Beach developer who squirreled away artwork that few have...

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Stressed out over finals? Colleges offer hammocks, massages; even a...

At Cal State Fullerton, students seeking a break from the stress of finals can take power naps in big inflatable hammocks. At UC Riverside, they can relieve nervousness with free massages and cookies....

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Vaping industry trades scholarships for university marketing muscle

A growing number of e-cigarette and vaporizer sellers have started offering college scholarships as a way to get their brands listed on university websites and to get students to write essays about the...

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Cal Southern University taps Vaughn Hartunian as its next president

Vaughn Hartunian, a Granada Hills resident, will be California Southern University’s fifth president, effective Jan. 7, 2020. Hartunian comes to the Costa Mesa-based, for-profit online school from...

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Cal Southern University and its incoming new president end agreement

A week after announcing its new president, California Southern University has taken a step back. A representative of the Costa Mesa-based for-profit school said Cal Southern and Vaughn Hartunian “have...

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Medical, nursing, EMT students eager to contribute during coronavirus crisis

Chris Cummins won’t graduate from the paramedic program at Moreno Valley College until October. But the 29-year-old is raring to get on the front lines and help health-care providers who are battling...

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National Merit Scholarship announces college-sponsored awards to LA County...

  Socially distant driveway graduation greeting on Saturday, May 23, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG)   The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced today its...

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‘Zoom University’ students stuck with unwanted leases

Liana Chavez was halfway through her freshman year at Cal State Fullerton when she and three sorority sisters signed a lease for next year at the University House Fullerton student housing complex, one...

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Online petition protests lease policy for student housing

A Cal State Fullerton student posted an online petition asking the operator of an off-campus housing complex to let residents out of their fall 2020 leases because instruction will be mostly online...

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National Merit Scholarship announces final group of awards to LA County high...

  Congratulations to 2020 high school seniors winning scholarships. (File photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)   The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced on July 13 its second,...

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Cypress College failed to be ‘anti-racist’ by not defending professor in...

The faculty union at Cypress College has taken the administration to task for not defending the professor who repeatedly interrupted a student in an online speech class as he tried to argue that many...

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National Merit Scholarship announces college-sponsored awards to 2021 LA...

    Mira Costa High School held its graduation Thursday June 17, 2021, in Manhattan Beach. (Photo by Chuck Bennett, Contributing Photographer)   The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced its...

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UC system fires physician who challenged COVID-19 vaccine mandate in lawsuit

A UC Irvine School of Medicine physician who filed a federal lawsuit claiming a natural immunity exemption to the university’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been fired for refusing the vaccine. Dr....

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CSU to launch investigation into former chancellor’s handling of sexual...

The California State University’s Board of Trustees announced Tuesday, March 1, it will commission an independent investigation into former Chancellor Joseph Castro’s handling of sexual harassment...

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