Nanette Asimov
Higher Education Reporter at San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle higher education reporter. Follow me on Threads at @NanetteAsimov. News tips welcome. DMs open or [email protected]
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sfchronicle.com | Nanette Asimov
City College of San Francisco officials posted an announcement online this week saying that veteran educator Carlos Cortez had been named the school's new chancellor. But the trustees never voted to hire him. Provided by the San Diego Community College DistrictAs of Friday, City College of San Francisco still had no permanent chancellor — despite a prominent announcement on its website for four days this week declaring: “Dr. Carlos O.
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sanluisobispo.com | Nanette Asimov
May 29-With tens of thousands of students from other countries studying at University of California campuses, UC officials say they are "very concerned" about President Donald Trump's targeting of international enrollment, which could put a dent in colleges' budgets, slow research and harm the state economy.
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sfchronicle.com | Nanette Asimov
Students walk to class through the Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus. Jessica Christian/The ChronicleWith tens of thousands of students from other countries studying at University of California campuses, UC officials say they are “very concerned” about President Donald Trump’s targeting of international enrollment, which could put a dent in colleges' budgets, slow research and harm the state economy.
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sfchronicle.com | Nanette Asimov
Frank Cahill, a doctoral student in comparative literature at UC Berkeley, is the national word list coordinator for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Marcus Gabbert/For the S.F. ChronicleHundreds of logolept tanquams will compete against hindermates this week in the famous Scripps tournament of orthography. Put another way, 243 brainy young students are about to face off in the national spelling bee, which runs Tuesday through Thursday.
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sfchronicle.com | Nanette Asimov
Veteran educator Carlos Cortez is in contract negotiations to become City College of San Francisco's next chancellor. Provided by the San Diego Community College DistrictMitchell Bailey, left, became interim chancellor at City College of San Francisco in 2024 and was a finalist for the permanent job. In this photo from 2021, he was chief of staff at San Mateo County Community College District and walked with Chancellor Michael Claire through a college building in Redwood City.
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