Next year, 19 private universities will pay a steep new tax on their endowments, according to an analysis by the American Enterprise Institute. Only one is in California.

UC officials are reviewing the demand, which President James Milliken says would “devastate” the university system and “inflict great harm on our students.”

Rich Lyons and leaders of two other universities went before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, whose chair says antisemitism is “festering at schools.”

UC regents will hear options next week for raising tuition and using a smaller share of the proceeds for financial aid — scenarios that are already raising concerns among student leaders.

An instructor at City College of San Francisco says she fears for her safety after the Board of Trustees let a union leader’s expletive-laden rant against her continue for 90 seconds.

The “secret sauce” behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee is mixed by a UC Berkeley student.

City College of San Francisco poised to select outsider as chancellor over interim chief

The Chronicle was honored for uncovering the secret deals that hide police misconduct and documenting the deadly toll of police chases.

Courts have upheld laws like California’s AB540 letting residents pay in-state tuition regardless of immigration status. Trump is targeting them anyway.

The investigation, part of the administration’s effort to exert control over universities it sees as promoting liberalism, puts billions in federal aid at risk.

In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.

Many international students told the Chronicle they are too scared to speak out as the Trump administration has revoked more than 1,300 college students' visas.

Felony charges filed against 12 pro-Palestinian protesters in break-in of Stanford president’s office

San Francisco's California Institute of Integral Studies this fall is introducing the nation's first bachelor's degree in psychedelic studies.

Nursing programs are among the hardest to get into at UC and CSU, with only a 1% acceptance at UCLA and UC Irvine — despite a shortage of nurses in California.

Citing an “existential threat” from the Trump administration, UC President Michael Drake announced a systemwide hiring freeze Wednesday.

Judge Dylan Sullivan developed an unexpected talent after she was forced to retire in her 50s because of a diagnosis of early dementia.

San Francisco State will eliminate men’s baseball, men’s soccer and women’s indoor track and field to save $1 million annually, affecting 44 student athletes.

The Santa Clara County DA’s decision ends months of speculation and comes about six weeks after Stanford announced it would not discipline Dilan Gohill.

The California Student Aid Commission is extending the Cal Grant application deadline in hopes that more students will take advantage of the free money.

A judge blocked proposed NIH cuts Friday, but UC Berkeley scientists told two House members the impact of potential cuts is harming their work regardless.

The UC Student Association sued the U.S. Department of Education for allowing Elon Musk and others to see the student loan data of millions.

Peralta Community College District won’t rule out closing at least one of its four campuses, as funding freezes next year at nine Bay Area college districts.

The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.

Trump threatens to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters as he issues executive order targeting antisemitism

Trump, who repealed policies supporting diversity in federally funded institutions, is also threatening to sue private universities over DEI.

Stanford’s stance against a freshman filing news dispatches from the president’s occupied office drew national scrutiny.

UCSF severs relationship with provocative anti-racism speaker targeted by right-wing groups.

Hundreds of thousands of California students are attending college while still in high school, earning credits and saving tuition. Officials want more to do it.