Author Archives: Chris Eldredge

As private universities with large endowments, such as Yale and Harvard, modify their financial aid to lower the cost of higher education for middle-class families, the University of California is exploring its own ways to make college more affordable for middle-class families.

A proposal to change admissions policy for the entire University of California is under review at UC campuses.

After a national search process, the University of California Board of Regents appointed two new UC vice presidents last Thursday.

The first lady of Mongolia, Tsolmon Onon Enkhbayar, spoke about the importance of education to Mongolia’s future at the UCLA Faculty Center Monday.

At a time when some states are adjusting their definitions of proficiency in reading and math to comply with federal mandates, California’s standardized tests for third through eighth graders are among the most rigorous in the nation, according to a study by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

Workers at the UCLA Medical Center picketed Thursday in an effort to draw attention to contract negations with the University of California regarding wages, benefits and pensions.

Marathons for breast cancer research are successful largely because they often encourage donations from friends of the participant who might not have otherwise contributed, and now this same connection between friends is being used to encourage donations over the Internet.