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CSU trustees approve 6% annual tuition increase over fierce student protests
By Debbie Truong | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 13, 2023 | Photo by Irfan Khan California State University trustees on Wednesday approved a 6% annual tuition increase for the next five years despite fierce opposition from scores of students who say they are financially struggling and can ill afford ... -
The Challenges of Educational Exchange from a North American Perspective
By Juan Pablo Murra | North Capital Forum | 2023 Photo by Conecta TEC MX Introduction International trade and globalization have brought the world closer together, offering opportunities for increased connectivity. Technology is a significant catalyst for regional and international development. The exchange of goods, services, and capital across borders ... -
The cost of attending college as a DACA student
By Heidi Rivera | Yahoo! Finance | AUG. 29, 2023 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, commonly known as DACA, is a policy that protects eligible immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. Because they’re neither U.S. citizens nor permanent residents, DACA students often face many hurdles when ... -
Visa Refusals And Immigration Policies Lead To Fewer Students
By Stuart Anderson | Forbes | AUG. 9, 2023 | Photo by Alex Wong Consular officers denying visas and uncompetitive immigration policies have contributed to a drop in international students attending U.S. universities. Analysts say the decline harms U.S. economic efforts to attract talent and weakens America’s soft power focused ... -
Nearly half the states now allow in-state tuition for immigrant students
By Elaine Povich | Nevada Current | AUG. 19, 2023 | Photo Hugh Jackson When Cristian Dubon Solis was getting ready to graduate from a Boston high school in 2020, he started planning to apply to college. It was only then he realized that as an immigrant lacking permanent legal status, ... -
California’s 63-year-old higher education plan could use a reality check
By Dan Walters | Cal Matters | JUL. 26, 2023 | Photo by Raquel Natalicchio As California’s population exploded in the 1950s and 1960s – surpassing New York to become the nation’s most populous state in 1962 – its political leaders responded with sweeping plans to satisfy burgeoning demands for ... -
California must make transfers to CSU, UC easier for community college students
Despite nominal support for transfers from lawmakers and university officials, transferring to four-year state schools is an unrealized goal for too many. Opinion & Photo by The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board | JUL. 30, 2023 With 1.8 million students at its 116 campuses, the California Community College system is the ... -
Report shows widening gap between Latino and White students who graduate college
California State University, Northridge, Fullerton, and LA are also among the top schools enrolling Latino students, Excelencia in Education report says. By Emily Samuels | Press-Telegram | JUL. 23, 2023 | Photo by Hans Gutknecht At first, Los Angeles area resident Melissa Becerra Amador didn’t know if she would go ... -
Scientists Just Discovered a Complex Maya City Buried Deep in the Jungle
The ancient town comes with pyramids, buildings, stone columns, and a ball field. By Tim Newcomb | Popular Mechanics | JUL. 13, 2023 | Photo by Carlos Alonzo The jungles of the Balamakú ecological reserve on the Yucatan Peninsula recently offered up a remarkable look at an ancient Maya city, one ... -
Viral video after Mexico’s Gold Cup win sparks a conversation about speaking Spanish
‘Language isn’t the only thing that defines who we are and our relationship to our Mexican heritage.’ By Alejandra Molina | Los Angeles Times | JUL. 18, 2023 | Photo by Martina Ibanez-Baldor As El Tri fans cheered Mexico’s CONCACAF Gold Cup win on Sunday outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, ...
