California’s college dropout rates are much higher than the national average, according to a recent report by Los Angeles, California news outlet KTLA. Recently-released data claimed that California residents enrolled in colleges are “46.5% more…
Topic: Cal-Berkeley
Muzzling Free Speech at Berkeley Law School
It is not an uncommon occurrence at universities of certain unapproved speech being suppressed because it does not conform to prevailing ideologies. As part of what is now labeled the “cancel culture,” the purging of…
Jews Don’t Count in Diversity and Inclusion Discussions
In 1978, the significant Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case brought the term “diversity” into the lexicon of higher education. Although the Court found that the medical school at the University of California at Davis had used…
Ignoring liberty? U.S. colleges stand by mask, vaccine mandates
Mask and vaccine mandates are controversial, but the controversy did not deter many colleges and universities from imposing a mask mandate, vaccine mandate, or both, for the 2021-2022 school year. Ivy League universities, public and…
Admissions scandal rocks Berkeley after auditor blasted university’s admissions process
Higher education is not only being battered by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on student enrollment and revenue, but also from admissions scandals at elite institutions. Add the University of California-Berkeley and the University…
Majority of Colleges find ways to Avoid Tuition Discounts
With many higher education institutions announcing online or virtual instruction this upcoming fall semester, college students and parents urged institutions to slash tuition to make up for the loss of in-class instruction. While several notable…
UC-Berkeley under fire after alleging “xenophobia” was a “common” reaction to coronavirus news
University of California-Berkeley was under fire for publishing a social media post about the coronavirus, which said that it was “normal” to have a xenophobic reaction to coronavirus news.
Cal-Berkeley Misreported Alumni Donation Data to U.S. News for Annual Rankings
Due to a data submission error, the University of California-Berkeley was taken off the number two spot in the 2019 college rankings issued by U.S. News.
Cal-Berkeley’s New Social Sciences Dean is No Fan of Conservatives
The newly-installed social science dean at Cal-Berkeley once claimed conservatives are sexist during a 2017 lecture. So much for political neutrality and fairness in the social sciences department at the university.
Anti-Trump Law Dean Claims Recently-Passed Alabama Abortion Law is Unconstitutional
A law dean at the University of California-Berkeley criticized a recent pro-life bill that was signed into law, saying that it was unconstitutional and he was concerned that conservative justices would overturn Roe v. Wade.