Trump antisemitism order puts California universities on alert

Trump antisemitism order puts California universities on alert

An executive order from President Trump promoting a federal crackdown on campus antisemitism and his threats to cancel visas of pro-Palestinian international students have put California university leaders and activists…

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CSU, reeling from budget cuts to classes and faculty, decries more proposed state reductions

CSU, reeling from budget cuts to classes and faculty, decries more proposed state reductions

Leaders of California State University voiced alarm Wednesday that proposed state funding cuts would be “catastrophic” and cripple the nation’s largest four-year public higher education system’s ability to serve as…

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Laguna fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

Laguna fire: Evacuations, road closures, shelters

The Laguna fire is burning near Camarillo and the campus of Cal State Channel Islands amid strong winds in the region. Firefighters and water-dropping helicopters are on scene near Laguna…

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UCLA, on edge of fire evacuation warning zone, to restart in-person classes

UCLA, on edge of fire evacuation warning zone, to restart in-person classes

UCLA, located just outside Palisades fire evacuation and warning zones, will resume in-person classes Tuesday amid improving weather forecasts and fire containment, university officials announced Thursday. “Yesterday evening, the red…

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Eaton fire jolts the education of thousands of students, burning schools

Eaton fire jolts the education of thousands of students, burning schools

Kira Weibel was in eighth grade when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the student’s Altadena charter school, cutting off critical community connections. As the weeks and months of online learning…

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Scores of L.A. teachers lose homes; students from 2 burned-down L.A. schools to resume class

Scores of L.A. teachers lose homes; students from 2 burned-down L.A. schools to resume class

Students from two burned-down Los Angeles elementary schools will resume classes Wednesday in new locations in neighborhoods near fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades as employee unions estimate that at least 150 district…

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Students flee UCLA campus next to Palisades fire evacuation zone

Students flee UCLA campus next to Palisades fire evacuation zone

The 46,000-student UCLA campus — adjacent to Palisades fire evacuation zones — is on edge and has all but emptied out amid poor air quality and a university decision to…

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UCLA police seek details on Mercedes after alleged hate crime

UCLA police seek details on Mercedes after alleged hate crime

The UCLA Police Department said investigators are looking into a possible anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime targeting a student near campus on Christmas Eve. The incident happened at 6 p.m. as the…

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Through a window, Pepperdine students watch Malibu fire engulf campus

Through a window, Pepperdine students watch Malibu fire engulf campus

The students huddling in Pepperdine University’s library watched through the windows as flames crested the Santa Monica Mountains. Some students prayed. Others called their parents as the wind blew embers…

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Burglars, vandals hit LAUSD schools 171 times since August

Burglars, vandals hit LAUSD schools 171 times since August

Vandals broke into a South Los Angeles elementary school for the sixth time since July over the weekend, causing an estimated $115,000 in damages and adding to a steady toll…

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Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in Alameda County school board races

Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in Alameda County school board races

OAKLAND —  Candidates seeking to lead the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening — an interrogation led by an enthusiastic group of new voters…

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Judge orders VA to build housing on UCLA baseball parking lot

Judge orders VA to build housing on UCLA baseball parking lot

In a matter of months, if a federal judge’s order holds up, the parking lot for UCLA’s Jackie Robinson Baseball Stadium will be filled with modular housing. U.S. District Court…

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Black student at Oaks Christian sues school, alleging staff failed to stop racial harassment

Black student at Oaks Christian sues school, alleging staff failed to stop racial harassment

At the prestigious Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, students allegedly downloaded a phone app that made whipping sounds and played it when a Black student walked by, according to…

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Suspect in Santa Monica College shooting dies by suicide amid standoff

Suspect in Santa Monica College shooting dies by suicide amid standoff

The suspect in a shooting at Santa Monica College died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a standoff with law enforcement in El Segundo on Tuesday, authorities said. Davon Durell…

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UCLA baseball loses its home field, for now, in lawsuit

UCLA baseball loses its home field, for now, in lawsuit

The UCLA baseball program will be locked out of its stadium on veterans’ land west of the campus starting at noon today under an order issued by a federal judge…

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Boutique Firm Pulls Out Of Harvard Law Recruiting Events Over School’s Response To Campus Antisemitism

Boutique Firm Pulls Out Of Harvard Law Recruiting Events Over School’s Response To Campus Antisemitism

(Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. This is not about Harvard law students. This is about the leadership of Harvard…

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The Fall of Penn’s President Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads

The Fall of Penn’s President Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads

The toppling of the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Elizabeth Magill — four days after her testimony before Congress on whether to punish students if they called for genocide — was…

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Campus Palestinian allies demand UC board chair resign over his social media

Campus Palestinian allies demand UC board chair resign over his social media

As campus fallout over the Israel-Hamas war continues to escalate, hundreds of faculty and students across the University of California are demanding that Board of Regents Chair Rich Leib resign…

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Student detained at Westminster middle school after bringing knife to campus – Orange County Register

Student detained at Westminster middle school after bringing knife to campus – Orange County Register

A 12-year-old student at Warner Middle School in Westminster was detained by staff members after he brought a kitchen-type knife onto campus Monday, police said. Officers were sent to the…

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At Penn, Vacancies in Leadership, and Anguish on Campus

At Penn, Vacancies in Leadership, and Anguish on Campus

One day after the president of the University of Pennsylvania resigned over criticism that she did not condemn antisemitism forcefully enough, state leaders showed solidarity with Jews at a Philadelphia…

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