Teresa Watanabe
@teresawatanabe
I cover higher education for the @latimes. Previously on K-12 ed/immigration/religion/Japan/Asia biz. [email protected]
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https://www.latimes.com/la-bio-teresa-watanabe-staff.html 18-06-2012 21:40:44
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Carol Folt once calmed a university beset by scandal. But criticism for USC’s president has reached a crescendo the past year. Her contract, set to expire June 30, was quietly extended last month. But for how long? USC won’t say. Story w/ Teresa Watanabe latimes.com/california/sto…
NEW: University of California leaders signal they won't tolerate encampments this fall & will consistently enforce campus rules on protests. State is holding back $25 million until UC notifies all students about rules & reports on efforts to enforce them by 10/1. bit.ly/3WlMKJt
NEW: University of California sets new record with largest, most diverse class admitted for fall 2024. More Californians of all races & ethnicities, more first-gen & low-income students and women are dominant gender. Data link embedded here: bit.ly/3SuOPAu
BREAKING: University of California President Michael V. Drake will step down at the end of 2024-25 after managing the pandemic, policing, protests and budget challenges. latimes.com/california/sto…
NEW: L.A. Community College District Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez abruptly announces he'll step down. He'll leave Los Angeles Community College District amid deep faculty tensions, multiple lawsuits over gender discrimination, retaliation. bit.ly/4ceLnAY
NEW: Zero tolerance at University of California for encampments, blocking pathways, masking to shield identities. President Drake directs chancellors to strictly enforce campus rules after huge protests over the Israel-Hamas war this past spring. bit.ly/3STRd40
New UC Berkeley chancellor Rich Lyons has entrepreneurial ideas to raise potentially $1 billion for campus needs over next 10 years. He also talks about enforcing protest rules, institutional neutrality and more in recent convo. bit.ly/3Z9B6TE
Students kick off fall semester with protests that adhere to zero-tolerance bans at @uofcalifornia The CSU. w/Hannah Wiley Jaweed Kaleem latimes.com/california/sto…
State legislation directing California public higher ed to hire undocumented students could dramatically transform young lives. But University of California The CSU @calcommcolleges wary of legal risk. Bill awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom support or veto. bit.ly/3ZuRjTZ