Lindsay Dworkin

1 month ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lindsay Dworkin |Betty Marquez Rosales

News Brief Thursday, March 20, 2025 — 9:20 am A California lawmaker is pitching an alternative to traditional college loans in which students would attend college at no immediate cost in exchange for a share of their future earnings. Assembly Member Pilar Schiavo’s Pay-It-Forward Financial Aid Program calls for the California State University and the University of California to allow students to enroll without paying tuition or other costs up front.

1 month ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lindsay Dworkin |Betty Marquez Rosales

News Brief Thursday, March 20, 2025 — 8:25 am The University of California will no longer require diversity statements for faculty applicants, the system’s provost, Katherine Newman, said in a letter Wednesday to campus provosts. The announcement comes as the Trump administration has threatened to withhold funding from universities that have programs or initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion.