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: UC-Berkeley
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…
Colleges’ resistance to discounting tuition exposes lack of innovation, flexibility
The likes of Harvard University and other expensive higher education institutions announced that they will charge full tuition to students, even though several institutions have shifted from in-person classes to online learning for the foreseeable…
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.
Taser Incident at Cal-Berkeley Upsets Students
Students at the University of California-Berkeley were upset when campus police officers tried to take a taser away from a student, but the student resisted, despite the fact that tasers are banned on the campus.
Professor Claimed Student Evaluations Biased Against Women, Minorities
A history professor at University of California-Berkeley claimed student evaluations of professors are biased against women and minority instructors.
Big Name Universities Bring Back Segregation
But no one questions them on it because they usually call it something else.