State lawmakers on Friday advanced a plan that would allow California colleges to offer preferential admission to students ...

High school or college students can apply for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act Application (CADAA), respectively, beginning Oct. 1. The priority ...

For students of color, the Supreme Court’s recent ban on affirmative action has left them frustrated but undaunted as they plow through college application season. Some California private colleges, ...

I’m proud to be one of the many Stanford student organizers working to advance California bill AB 1780, which would penalize California colleges that practice legacy and donor preference. Class Action ...

Those wanting to enroll in an undergraduate or graduate program can still send their paperwork up until the second week of next year to some University of California schools. UC Merced, Davis, Santa ...

California's community college board is considering charging an application fee to offset the losses from financial aid fraud. According to California Community Colleges, the shift to online learning ...

Joshua Hagen, vice president of policy and advocacy at the Campaign for College Opportunity, said that "clear and consistent ...

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California lawmakers approve a bill allowing colleges to give admissions priority to descendants of enslaved people.

This time last year about 307,000 high school seniors completed a financial aid application. This year, that number is around ...

The main entrance to the University of California, Merced in Merced, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. (Sun-Star file photo) Andrew Kuhn [email protected] Those wanting to enroll in an ...