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1 week 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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1 week ago | 
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 weeks 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 weeks 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.
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2 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
News Brief Friday, April 25, 2025 — 11:27 am 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Zaidee Stavely |Diana Lambert
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4 weeks ago | 
piedmontexedra.com | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES ARE searching for answers after dozens of international students had their visas terminated in recent days, a worrying trend for the state’s public colleges and universities, which enroll tens of thousands of international students and depend on the millions of dollars in tuition revenue they provide. Concerns are also growing that the visa actions could result in a sizable number of international students choosing not to attend U.S. colleges in the fall.
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1 month ago | 
localnewsmatters.org | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke
CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES ARE searching for answers after dozens of international students had their visas terminated in recent days, a worrying trend for the state’s public colleges and universities, which enroll tens of thousands of international students and depend on the millions of dollars in tuition revenue they provide. Concerns are also growing that the visa actions could result in a sizable number of international students choosing not to attend U.S. colleges in the fall.
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1 month ago | 
edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |Mallika Seshadri |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton
The Clovis Unified School District in Fresno County has received a $10 million state grant to raise student attendance and achievement, The Fresno Bee reported. The five-year grant to seven schools comes from the California Community Schools Partnership Program, and will also be used for professional development in early literacy for teachers and behavioral counseling for students, the newspaper reported.
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1 month ago | 
edsource.org | Amy DiPierro |Mallika Seshadri |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lasherica Thornton
The question of whether or not the Oakland Unified School District board has fired Superintendent Kyla Trammell-Johnson depends on who is asked, KQED reported. While the board discussed Trammell-Johnson leaving the district at a Wednesday night closed-door meeting, board president Jennifer Brouhard reported to the public that no action had been taken, KQED reported.
