Posts By: Amanda Ufheil-Somers
If the University of California Drops the SAT, What Would Take Its Place? – CalMatters
By Felicia Mello The debate over whether to stop using the SAT in admissions at the sprawling and nationally influential University of California is approaching a turning point. Anti-testing groups filed two lawsuits Tuesday demanding that the university drop the requirement for students to submit Read more >
UCLA’s Plan to Limit Undergraduate Enrollment Poses Harm for Minority Groups – Daily Bruin
By Joy Hong Thousands of high school seniors clicked submit on their University of California applications last week, hoping to convince UCLA they deserve an acceptance letter. And now they wait. What they don’t know is that the number of freshman UCLA applicants Read more >
Student Experiences in Survey Findings Can’t Be Ignored in State Financial Aid Redesign – Bakersfield Californian
By Marlene Garcia and Monica Lozano A Central Valley student received a Cal Grant for school but said the real struggle is just affording to live day to day. An Inland Empire student who returned to college for a better life said they Read more >
California’s Higher Education Capacity Crunch – Inside Higher Ed
By Elin Johnson A new report by the College Futures Foundation examines capacity shortfalls at California’s colleges and paints a darkening picture. The report shows that while California has increased its investment in high school diploma attainment, there is not enough space in the state’s Read more >
New College Futures Report: 144K Qualified Students Annually Will Be Turned Away from California Colleges & Universities
About 144,000 college-ready students will be turned away annually from California’s four-year higher education institutions by 2030—double the number being kept away now, according to a new report released today by the College Futures Foundation. The higher education capacity crisis poses a serious Read more >
Making Room for Success: Addressing Capacity Shortfalls at California’s Universities (2019)
By 2030, about 144,000 college-ready students are expected to be turned away annually from four-year colleges and universities – nearly double the number kept away during the 2018-2019 academic year. The capacity crisis poses a serious threat to the state’s economy and will Read more >
How to Make Room for 100,000 More College Students in California Without Major Construction – EdSource
By Larry Gordon To make room for 100,000 students who otherwise could get squeezed out of higher education, California’s public colleges and universities need to graduate students faster, operate more on weekends and summers and share facilities and degree programs, according to a Read more >
New College Futures Report: Higher Education Capacity Crisis Threatens California Economy, Widens Equity Gaps
By 2030, about 144,000 college-ready students are expected to be turned away annually from four-year colleges and universities – nearly double the number kept away during the 2018-2019 academic year. The capacity crisis poses a serious threat to the state’s economy and will Read more >
Linda Oubré Joins College Futures Board of Directors
College Futures Foundation welcomes Whittier College President Dr. Linda Oubré to its board of directors. Oubré, a native of Los Angeles with extensive experience in higher education and business, was appointed by the College Futures board on October 1. Oubré will help oversee Read more >
How Can Public Schools Address the Challenges Faced by California’s Various Ethnic Communities? – Sacramento Bee
Each week through November 2019, a selection of the Sacramento Bee’s 101 California Influencers answers a question that is critical to California’s future. Topics include education, healthcare, environment, housing and economic growth. College Futures President and CEO Monica Lozano responds to the question, Read more >