UC Newsroom |

Five things you should know about the new SAT

The class of 2017 will include the first high-schoolers to take the revised college entrance exam.

UC Berkeley |

‘Getting-by girls’ straddle gap between academic winners, losers

A new study spotlights a high school subculture that has made an art of slacking, and may be destined to perpetuate the nation’s struggling lower-middle class.
UC Newsroom |

UC president awards scholarships to Oakland teens

Six Oakland teens, all UC bound, receive scholarships from UC Office of the President.
UCLA |

Low-income students in high-performing schools less likely to engage in risky behaviors

A new UCLA-led study suggests that a higher quality educational environment may help improve health outcomes.
UC Newsroom |

Online program gives all students access to a college prep curriculum

By creating free, state-of-the-art online courses, program offers students new options for completing a curriculum that will make them eligible and competitive for college.
UC Newsroom |

UC aims to better serve community college transfers

Proposals seek to simplify and strengthen the pathway through which one in three undergraduates get to UC.

UC Newsroom |

UC looks to simplify and improve transfer experience

Board of Regents will hear recommendations for streamlining the community college transfer process.

UC Newsroom |

Public college leaders united in effort to graduate more students

UC President Napolitano joins CSU, community college leaders in pledging to streamline transfers and call on state to reinvest in higher education.
UC Newsroom |

President sends letter to high school students

UC President Janet Napolitano sends personal note to urge low-income, high-achieving students to set their sights on UC.
UC Irvine |

Head Start makes a difference for disadvantaged kids

Children with little academic stimulation in the home stand to benefit most from the program.
UC Office of the President |

UCLA’s Aimée Dorr to serve as provost for UC system

Aimée Dorr, veteran dean of UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, was named the next University of California provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs.
UC Newsroom |

UC proposes plan to grow online curriculum

UC undergraduates would have dozens of new online courses to choose from over the next few years under an initiative proposed by UC leaders.