"This is the right thing to do -- for our workers and their families," UC President Janet Napolitano said.
The institute will guide Hispanic students through the application process for top universities, and will eventually provide scholarships.
Gov. Jerry Brown released a budget Thursday that would halt 5 percent annual tuition hikes approved for the next five years.
High School Teacher Ezequiel Christopher Barragan spent decades as a youth sports coach and a court-appointed child's advocate.
Corinthian Schools filed for bankruptcy after several state attorney generals called for student debt relief, citing predatory practices.
The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business created an online MBA program focusing on emerging online business topics.
As the number of students for whom tutor Timothy Lance Lai allegedly hacked grade changes grows, so does the prison time he faces.
The Board of Education voted to suspend the Academic Performance Index and to evaluate alternatives for measuring school performance.
The issue has gained national attention since last week's vote.
The veto overrides a student council ban on national flags, citing the U.S. flag being "flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism."
A Corona Del Mar philanthropist, 98 settled a suit with the university that accused the school of taking advantage of his age to bilk him.
The allegations, which Chapman University denies, single out university President James Doti for preying upon a 98-year-old man.
Santa Ana College received initial approval for a four-year degree program in occupational Studies.
The county health department warned that unvaccinated students may be dismissed from school in the event of a measles exposure. Is it fair?
About 70,000 cases of melanoma are diagnosed annually in the United States, and about 8,000 of those people eventually die of the disease.
All nine University of California schools saw record growth in applications this year.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California is offering $338,000 in college scholarships.
A Democratic proposal would punt annual UC tuition hikes from California students to students from other states.
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"It’s vital to move ahead to the clinical testing phase," says UCI Cell Research Center director Sidney Golub.
Hope View, Oak View and Lake View are closed because they've had the blown-on fire retardant treatments in the 1960s.
The state released passage rates for the California High School Exit Exam.
Gilman was serving as interim chancellor. “I am honored and humbled by this vote of confidence in me," he said.
The suit argues tuition assistance violates federal law.
Here are several important facts you should know about education tax credits, courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service.
Bryan Zavala was 16 when he suffered the severe injuries to his right hand.
The FloodRISE project is taking a close look at the cities of Newport Beach and Tijuana.
Stephanie Dellande was denied tenure and a promotion to associate professor of marketing in 2006. She says it's because she's black. University officials agreed to improve racial discrimination training.
When the seniors of the Class of 2014 learned of Dr. Don Miyada’s story, they were so moved that they decided to invite him to be a part of their own ceremony, and to right a decades-old wrong.
The president plans to work on climate issues after his presidency.
The law school was opened in 2009, the first new public school in state in nearly 50 years.
Voting ends at 9 a.m., May 12.
Corona del Mar and Newport Harbor also make the grade.
The president is now scheduled to appear June 14 at Angel Stadium.
She calls the expulsion of 11 students a "farce."
Michael Drake's been chancellor at UC Irvine since 2005.
The Board of Education could decide tonight whether 11 students at Corona del Mar High School should be expelled for allegedly hacking into school computers to change their grades.