A new initiative by the University of California system uses first-generation faculty to guide first-generation students, with the goal of decreasing dropout rates. As part of our series Rethinking College, Hari Sreenivasan visits UCLA to see how the program is working.

It turns out that public education, done right, is actually better at hoisting low-income kids into high-paying jobs.

The Interfraternity Council at the University of California, Berkeley announced new measures over the weekend that aim to protect fellow students from sexual assault.

A Bay Area News Group analysis of 2015 crime statistics and alerts for five major Bay Area campuses shows it is not unusual for colleges to keep quiet about sexual assaults, even as they warn students about other crimes.

A pair of sexual assaults last month at San Jose State University has prompted a discussion about how colleges should notify their communities about on-campus crimes.

Cal State, the nation’s largest public university system, has embarked on an unprecedented effort to identify and count its many students who quietly juggle classes, multiple jobs and the anxiety of figuring out where to sleep at night — those who dutifully show up at classes but then curl up in their cars, shower at the gym and shuffle between couches and motels. 

Each campus will receive $151,000 in addition to the $75,000 allocated in 2015, according to a UC press release. The money will also help expand Swipe Out Hunger programs, which let students donate any leftover meal points or dollars to “reduce hunger on campus.”