This year marks the 150th anniversary of the University of California system. When the UC was first established, educational accessibility was considered one of its core tenets. However, since 1990, the state funding per UC student has plummeted from $19,100 to about $7,160. Meanwhile, tuition and fees have more than tripled over the last 15 […]
Author Archives: Ashraf Beshay
Submission: State rhetoric about international students is antithetical to its values
A few weeks ago, a UCLA professor asked international students to stay behind after class. He told them how rigorous their writing-intensive English Composition 3 course was and that they should feel comfortable dropping the class if they didn’t feel prepared for the writing standards of the class. This is a form of subtle discrimination. […]