As the class of 2012 exits Westwood, diplomas in hand, it enters the employment hunt in earnest.
Author Archives: Hayden Padgett
_State should pass AB 2250 for student veterans’ education_
Given the potential cuts to higher education funding in Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, the past few weeks have given public colleges little to celebrate.
_Splitting the Bill: Scholarships to middle-income students do not cover California’s insufficient funding to higher education_
Sometimes even well-intentioned endeavors fail to resolve a problem. Such is the case with two Assembly bills presented last month by Assembly Speaker John Pérez (D-Los Angeles).
_UCLA’s waitlist will help manage enrollment_
UCLA has opened an admissions waitlist for the first time in its 93-year history.
_In the know: Fix CSU Proposal_
The California State University system is about to get its own version of Fix UC’s revolutionary college payment plan.
Report warns that increasing student loan debt can spiral into repeat of 2008 foreclosure crisis
Recent college graduates with student loans are increasingly defaulting on their debt, according to a recent report by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
UCLA Higher Education Research Initiative survey reports freshmen are focusing more on academics
College freshmen nationwide are focusing more on academics as a path to a better job than previous freshmen classes, according to a recent survey published by UCLA’s Higher Education Research Initiative.