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laist.com | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. Joanne Scott had been without full-time work for about two decades and was struggling to reenter the workforce. Then she learned this year about a short-term pharmacy technician program at Mt. San Antonio College in eastern Los Angeles County.
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edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
Joanne Scott, left, practices pharmaceutical compounding, part of Mt. San Antonio College's short-term vocational pharmaceutical technician program. Michael Burke/EdSource Top TakeawaysShort-term vocational certificates, especially those in health fields, are growing across community colleges. At Mt. San Antonio College, 83% of students complete the programs on their first try. Officials see vocational training as a way to recover enrollments, which dropped sharply during the pandemic.
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1 month ago | 
edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
News Brief Wednesday, May 28, 2025 — 5:37 pm S. Jack Hu, currently the University of Georgia’s provost, was selected Wednesday as the next chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. Hu, whose appointment was approved by UC’s board of regents, will begin in the role on July 15.
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en.pressbee.net | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
By Michael Burke | EdSource To better help students access and complete college, California should consider a major — and highly controversial — overhaul of its Master Plan for Higher Education that merges the state’s three public higher education systems into one mega-university, researchers argued Monday.
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1 month ago | 
dailybreeze.com | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
By Michael Burke | EdSourceTo better help students access and complete college, California should consider a major — and highly controversial — overhaul of its Master Plan for Higher Education that merges the state’s three public higher education systems into one mega-university, researchers argued Monday.
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1 month ago | 
edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson. Credit: Stephinie Phan / EdSourceTo better help students access and complete college, California should consider a major — and highly controversial — overhaul of its Master Plan for Higher Education that merges the state’s three public higher education systems into one mega-university, researchers argued Monday.
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1 month ago | 
edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
James Milliken, the next UC president, has deep experience running higher education systems in Texas and New York. Credit: University of Texas SystemJames B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas system and a veteran administrator with a history of leading public college systems, was selected Friday as the next president of the University of California.
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kvpr.org | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
This story was originally published by EdSource. As Kaung Lett Yhone finished high school at home in Myanmar, he knew he wanted to go to college in the U.S. So to find the perfect fit, he did what anyone would do: He searched online. “I looked up on Google, ‘best community college,’ and De Anza showed up as No. 1,” he said.
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2 months ago | 
laist.com | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
In a reversal, the Trump administration said Friday it would not cancel the visas of more than 1,500 international students nationwide, according to Politico and other media reports. In California, more than 100 students who had their visas abruptly terminated this month will now have them restored — at least temporarily. Those included students at University of California and California State University campuses, Stanford University and Santa Monica College.
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2 months ago | 
edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
News Brief Friday, April 25, 2025 — 4:26 pm The Trump administration said Friday it is opening an investigation into UC Berkeley, accusing the campus of “incomplete or inaccurate” disclosures of foreign funding sources including a major one in China. Under federal law, colleges are required to disclose foreign gifts and contracts with a value of $250,000 or more annually to the U.S. Department of Education.
