Teresa Watanabe
I cover higher education for the @latimes. Previously on K-12 ed/immigration/religion/Japan/Asia biz. [email protected]
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UC Berkeley is disavowing its eugenic research fund after bioethicist and other faculty call it out
UC Berkeley disavowed a research fund for eugenics it had kept for decades after a campus bioethicist and others protested. But eugenic ideology remains embedded in science today.
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For four decades, @ucberkeley has had a little-known research fund for eugenics, an ideology that inspired the Holocaust and forced sterilizations of 60,000+people in the U.S. Now the campus is disavowing it after a bioethicist, faculty called it out.
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How do you cover a group as diverse as Asian Americans in Southern California?
The Times once ran alarmist stories about "heathen Chinee" and supported the incarceration Japanese Americans during World War II. We've since made headway, but we still need to improve coverage of Asian Americans.
UC admitted 64 well-connected or rich students over more qualified ones, audit finds
The University of California's failure to rigorously oversee its admissions practices has allowed unqualified students to get in, state audit finds.
COVID-19 deaths reach 6,000 in L.A. County
Deaths caused by COVID-19 reached 6,000 in L.A. County, public health officials reported Saturday.
UC must immediately drop use of the SAT and ACT for admissions and scholarships, judge rules
The Superior Court judge's ruling came in a case challenging the use of test scores for students with disabilities but will affect all students.
UC must immediately drop use of the SAT and ACT for admissions and scholarships, judge rules
The Superior Court judge's ruling came in a case challenging the use of test scores for students with disabilities but will affect all students.
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Teresa Watanabe
JUST IN: @UofCalifornia must immediately suspend all use of SAT/ACT scores for admissions and scholarships, judge rules. Preliminary injunction comes in case involving students with disabilities but applies to all California applicants.
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UC Berkeley chancellor calls reopening amid crises ‘hardest situation I've ever encountered’
As UC Berkeley prepares to start fall classes, Chancellor Carol Christ says reopening amid three crises is "the hardest situation I've ever encountered."
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Teresa Watanabe
The first two @UofCalifornia campuses, Berkeley & Merced, start classes today as COVID-19 cases surge among college students. @UCBerkeley Chancellor Carol Christ says this fall reopening is "the hardest situation I've ever encountered" as campus leader.
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Only 3% of UC Irvine students are Black. The 'Black Thriving Institute' aims to change that
The death of George Floyd while in police custody has inspired UC Irvine to launch a new effort to build a thriving campus climate for Black students, faculty and staff.
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At @UCIrvine, a new campuswide effort to combat anti-Blackness - called an "existential threat" to the university mission of education for all.
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Prop. 209's affirmative action ban drove down Black and Latino UC enrollment and wages, study finds
As California considers whether to repeal Proposition 209 this November, a new UC Berkeley study finds that its statewide ban on affirmative action significantly harmed Black and Latino students by reducing their enrollment across UC campuses,...
UC Berkeley has a poor reputation among Black students. It's trying to change that
UC Berkeley is known as one of the nation's best public research universities, but one of the worst University of California campuses for Black students. The campus is trying to change that with better recruitment, financial aid and student...
For the first time, Latinos are the largest group of Californians admitted to UC
In a historic shift, Latinos pass Asian Americans as the largest ethnic group admitted to the University of California freshman class for fall 2020.
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Teresa Watanabe
JUST IN: In a historic shift, Latinos have passed Asian Americans as the largest ethnic group admitted to the University of California freshman class for fall 2020.
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Incoming UC President Michael V. Drake talks hip-hop, civil rights and climate change
Michael V. Drake, incoming president of the University of California, shares thoughts on hip-hop, civil rights and climate change in a livestreamed chat with Board of Regents Chairman John A. Perez.
Urgent deadline approaches for international college students fighting to stay in U.S.
The UC, California State and Community Colleges systems join the fight to stop U.S. officials from barring international students if classes are online.
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Teresa Watanabe
California's three systems of public higher ed put collective force into legal effort to stop ICE from barring international students taking all-online courses from the U.S. Nearly 70,000 students affected at @UofCalifornia @calstate @CalCommColleges
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ICE SEVP Guidance Litigation – The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
We support policies and practices that create a welcoming environment for immigrant, undocumented and international students on our campuses.
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Teresa Watanabe
JUST IN: @calstate is among 180 colleges & universities joining Harvard/MIT litigation to stop DHS from barring international students from staying in the U.S. if they are only taking online classes. @UofCalifornia also plans to seek a temp injunction.
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Michael V. Drake is expected to be named UC president, first Black leader in system's 152-year history
Michael V. Drake, a national champion of access and equity, was named president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system's 152-year history.
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Teresa Watanabe
It's official: UC regents have unanimously selected Michael V. Drake, formerly of Ohio State and UC Irvine, as the new @UofCalifornia president, the first Black leader in 152-year history. lat.ms/2O5Z1Ok. Drake to speak now.
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BREAKING: Michael V. Drake, formerly of Ohio State and UC Irvine, is expected to be named new @UofCalifornia president and first Black leader in system's 152-year history. Regents to vote momentarily.
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UC regents to consider backing affirmative action
The UC president, all 10 campus chancellors, and faculty, graduate and undergraduate governing bodies support repealing Prop. 209, passed in 1996.
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Teresa Watanabe
Coming up today: @UofCalifornia regents call special meeting to consider backing #ACA5 to repeal Prop. 209 and restore affirmative action.
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USC removes name of Rufus von KleinSmid, a eugenics leader, from prominent building
USC has removed the name of former President Rufus von KleinSmid, a eugenics supporter, from a prominent campus building.
'It’s the new Chinese Exclusion Act': How a Trump order could hurt California universities
President Trump's decision to bar some Chinese graduate students from studying here is stirring widespread anxiety among universities, especially in California, the top destination for Chinese students.
UC Berkeley student's persistence helps win more liberal rules for in-state tuition
Ifechukwu Okeke thought she’d be a shoo-in for in-state tuition when she was admitted to UC Berkeley for fall 2016.
UC makes landmark decision to drop ACT and SAT requirement for admission
UC regents vote to suspend SAT and ACT testing requirements for admission, marking a turning point in the debate over standardized test scores.
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Teresa Watanabe
JUST IN: @UofCalifornia makes landmark decision to drop SAT/ACT requirements for admission. Unanimous vote by regents. Board Chair @JohnAPerez: "Incredible step in the right direction."
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