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Prerana Sannappanavar

@preranawrites.bsky.social
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Higher education reporter @tucson.com || Graduated from @medillschool.bsky.social || Journalist from Mumbai, India || Email me at psannappa1@tucson.com for tips!

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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: The UA has now reversed its decision to sell the property that houses the Arizona Folklore Preserve, a performance venue in Ramsey Canyon, now saying it will hold on to the site for five years and lease it out for continued performances. Read more: tucson.com/news/local/s...
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U of A backs off selling Folklore Preserve property that was donated
The University of Arizona has reversed plans to sell the Arizona Folklore Preserve property, opting instead to lease it to the preserve for five years at $300 monthly, aiming to
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨It's official: UA's first-year undergraduate enrollment for fall 2026 sees an 18.5% decline in comparison to fall 2025, according to official UA numbers announced this week. The school will be welcoming about 6,000 first-year undergraduates. Read my latest on enrollment: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Official numbers: U of A sees 18.5% drop in freshman class
First-year undergraduate enrollment for the fall 2026 semester at the University of Arizona is about 6,000 students. That's an 18% drop from fall 2025, the school says.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
NEW: The UA launched a new integrated business and engineering program this week with a $10 million donor gift, at a dedication ceremony attended by Gov. Katie Hobbs, U.S. Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, and other local and state officials. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A launches new business-engineering degree
Felipe Rodriguez says he came to the U.S. as a “penniless refugee” from Nicaragua at the age of 19, and the only thing he had was an education.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚨: At a contentious Faculty Senate meeting Monday, the first one of the new academic year, UA President Suresh Garimella said amid all the “noise,” there hasn’t been a “substantive change” in the number of first-year undergraduates coming to the UA. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A president defends fall enrollment numbers amid faculty pushback
University of Arizona President Garimella clarified that first-year undergraduate enrollment remains steady despite reports of declines, attributing fluctuations to normal variance without providing e...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: UA's initial request for state funding for fiscal year 2028 includes $7.5 million to hold tuition flat for in-state, undergraduate students for the fourth year in a row, funds to renovate classrooms and to expand its healthcare workforce training. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A asks state for $7.5M so it can again freeze in-state tuition
The University of Arizona seeks $7.5 million to freeze in-state undergraduate tuition for a fourth consecutive year in its fiscal 2028 funding request, alongside $25 million for classroom renovations ...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson with the DOE toured the UA’s Sahuarita mine this week as part of a new initiative, of investing up to $100 million nationally to bring more graduates into the U.S. mining workforce. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A mining lab hosts DOE official amid workforce push
A federal assistant secretary of energy toured the University of Arizona’s underground mining laboratory in Sahuarita this week as part of a new initiative to bring more graduates into the
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🚨: As students usher back to campuses for the first day of classes this fall, PCC reports its first-day enrollment numbers are up by 1.34% compared to last year, making this the fifth straight year that the college has seen an upward enrollment trend. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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PCC fall enrollment up 1.34% in 5th year of growth
As students usher back to campuses for the first day of classes this fall, Pima Community College reports its first-day enrollment numbers are up by 1.34% compared to last year,
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🚨: In the midst of a possible 23% first-year enrollment drop in fall 2026, which UA officials are yet to confirm, the UA has closed three of its dorms for the 2026-27 academic year and permanently removing one from its official housing website. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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As U of A enrollment drops, four dorms close for 2026-27
As the fall semester starts, the University of Arizona has closed three of its dorms for the 2026-27 academic year and permanently removing one from its official housing website.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: The U.S.'s rule change shortening international students' visas to four years will be detrimental to universities' enrollment, tuition revenue and Ph.D. students' research, warns University of Arizona Faculty Chair Leila Hudson. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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US visa rule change will hurt university research, U of A faculty leader says
The U.S.'s rule change shortening international students' visas to four years will be detrimental to universities' enrollment, tuition revenue and Ph.D. students' research, warns University of Arizona...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
NEW: A UA faculty leader says ICE should have “no place on our campus” and that she likes the idea of the university becoming a “sanctuary campus” as a safe space for all, local or international and from all kinds of statuses, origins and identities. tucson.com/news/local/s...
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U of A faculty chair endorses ‘sanctuary campus’ concept
A University of Arizona faculty leader says ICE should have “no place on our campus” and that she likes the idea of the university becoming a “sanctuary campus” as a
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW: The UA has launched what it's calling the first-ever medical school branch offering an MD degree on the lands of a tribal nation, with the Gila River Indian Community and Gila River Health Care. Students can get a tuition-free education here. Read more: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A opens first tribal-land medical school branch at Gila River
The University of Arizona is opening a medical school branch on tribal land in the Gila River Indian Community offering tuition-free MD education, aiming to address healthcare shortages and encourage
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🚨: Despite UA officials saying they're choosing to shrink enrollment and be more selective in admitting students, internal university data shows the UA’s acceptance rate for fall 2026 increased compared to the last two years. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/s...
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U of A acceptance rate rises to 90% as applications plunge
For Star subscribers: Even while the University of Arizona says selectiveness has a role in the school's shrinking enrollment, the acceptance rate for fall 2026 increased compared to the last
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🚨 The UA said this week it expects an overall 1% increase in Ph.D. admissions for fall 2026, amid reports of a 15% decline nationally. This also comes days after two UA sources said they're expecting a decline of over 20% in freshmen enrollment this fall. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A reports 1% increase in Ph.D. admissions amid nationwide decline
The University of Arizona expects a 1% increase in doctoral admissions for fall 2026, bucking a 15% national decline reported among major U.S. research institutions according to the Association of
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: A UA expelled student charged with first-degree murder, domestic violence and kidnapping in the death of his 19-year-old girlfriend had a history of violence and sexual assault, court documents show. tucson.com/news/local/c...
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Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say
A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend had a history of violence and sexual assault, court documents show, and had recently been expelled from the
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: A UA faculty leader says the UA admin has a pattern of carrying out major initiatives during the summer break, which she called “antithetical” to the community consultation and transparency that faculty leaders have long said the university needs. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Faculty chair: U of A shouldn’t have made big changes during summer break
University of Arizona faculty leaders criticize major summer changes, saying the administration bypassed consultation on Health Sciences restructuring, endowment funds and a new travel policy.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🚨: Two UA sources have reported that they're expected to see a drop of another nearly 23% in first-year undergraduate students in the upcoming fall semester. This brings UA's decline in enrollment to 37% over the last two years. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/s...
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U of A’s fall enrollment down more than 20%, sources say
The University of Arizona is expected to see another significant decline in first-year undergraduate enrollment this fall, according to two sources familiar with the projections.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🚨: Nearly a year after the White House asked universities to adhere to political demands for preferential research funding, U.S. Ed. Secretary Linda McMahon has sent a "national call-to-action" asking them to publicly commit to the Trump administration's goals. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A president seeks input for response to Trump admin letter
Ten months after the White House sent a higher education compact to universities listing political and ideological demands in exchange for preferential research funding, U.S. Education Secretary Linda...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
NEW: UA researchers are lamenting the White House OMB's new proposal on how federal research funds should be distributed, with some saying the UA is pushing back strongly and other's opining it could do way more. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A researchers lament 'explicit politicization of science' under Trump
Former and current researchers at the University of Arizona are somewhat divided on whether UA administrators are doing enough to push back against the Trump administration’s cutting of federal resear...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🚨: Tucson may close Congress Street to cars on Halloween night for better crowd management and public safety, as downtown safety issues come to the forefront after a shooting at a bar's closing time early Sunday left nine victims injured. Read my latest: tucson.com/news/local/g...
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Tucson may close Congress St. to cars at Halloween, other times for safety
Tucson officials may close Congress Street to cars on Halloween to improve crowd control and emergency access following a downtown shooting that injured nine people.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🚨: After a complaint filed by UA's Education Advocacy Clinic against ASDB's Tucson closure and displacing of blind students, the Arizona Department of Education found the school violated federal law by eliminating individualized education placement for these students. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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State finds Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind violated US law in move
Arizona Department of Education: Arizona State School for the Deaf and the Blind violated federal law by displacing blind and visually impaired students without proper individualized education placeme...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🚨: After DHS eliminated a federal rule that allowed international students to legally stay in the U.S. until their degrees lasted, a Tucson attorney said it will make it difficult for them to stay in the U.S. and have a “devastating impact” on universities. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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‘Devastating’ new rule caps international students’ stays in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is capping F-1 student visas at 4 years, eliminating the decades-old ‘duration of status’ rule that let international students stay legally until their
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Residents in neighborhoods around the new 9-story UA dorm on Speedway and Campbell say it will increase the housing and population density of the area, but they were disappointed by the loss of retail and grocery stores that were part of the initial plan. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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UA’s new nine-story dorm gets mixed reviews from neighbors
How the new nine-story University of Arizona dorm construction is affecting the neighborhood's housing, population density, and retail opportunities.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🚨: UA has now joined a number of universities and organizations nationwide that are opposing the White House's proposed changes to how federal research funding is distributed, saying it won't be based on merit-based peer review and scientific evaluation any longer. tucson.com/news/local/s...
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U of A leader joins opposition to proposed federal research funding changes
A top University of Arizona administrator criticizes proposed changes to federal research funding regulations, highlighting potential negative impacts on scientific evaluation and merit-based peer rev...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🚨: UA has an initiative for students experiencing loneliness or mental health issues, where they will pay for students to go out and take part in arts and cultural events and activities, to improve their social connection and coping skills in general. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A program prescribes art, culture to combat student loneliness
The University of Arizona’s Arizona Arts Rx program — where UA’s CAPS has partnered with SocialRx to pay for students to go and do art and culture activities in the
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
NEW: The UA is launching a Talent and Innovation Hub in Tucson and Taiwan, in partnership with the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, to offer academic courses and internship opportunities related to semiconductor engineering. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A launches semiconductor talent hub in Taiwan
University of Arizona and Taiwan’s National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University are launching a semiconductor “Talent and Innovation Hub,” offering UA and Taiwanese students courses, internships, and cult...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Former Regent DuVal says dismantling UA’s Health Sciences enterprise as a single unit and dispersing its functions across campus is only an administrative restructuring, and that any notion the UA is closing it isn’t accurate. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Former regent: U of A Health Sciences change is just administrative restructure
Fred DuVal, former member of the Arizona Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s three public universities, says the taking apart of the University of Arizona’s Health Sciences enterprise is
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pima Community College says it will use emergency funds to keep adult education and workforce training programs going for the short term in the face of a $1.5 million cut in state funding. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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State funding cut hits PCC's adult education, workforce training programs
The Arizona Legislature and Gov. Katie Hobbs have cut Pima Community College programs focused on adult education and workforce training by $1.5 million.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Seven faculty and eight students at the University of Arizona were named 2026 Fulbright scholars, in the cultural exchange program that supports U.S. scholars and students for up to a year as they conduct research or teach abroad. tucson.com/news/local/e... tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Seven U of A faculty named Fulbright Scholars
The University of Arizona, which has had Fulbright Scholars since 1954, has seven faculty members who were named scholars for the 2026-27 year. The Fulbright Program is the U.S. State
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
NEW: A former staffer says the UA wrongfully fired her for “whistleblowing” about College of Education employees’ concerns on pay and workloads. But ABOR says she was terminated due to “egregious” delays in processing a student worker's payments. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A staffer alleges wrongful firing; ABOR says it was performance-related
A former University of Arizona staff member has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the university through the Arizona Board of Regents, alleging retaliatory actions. The board of regents, on
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
UA’s plan to take legal ownership of $70 million in endowment interest from the UA Foundation is inciting mixed reactions from university and community members; some calling it an “accounting trick” to make it appear to have more cash on the books. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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New U of A 'accounting trick' sparks mixed reactions
The University of Arizona’s plan to take legal ownership of about $70 million in endowment earnings has sparked questions from donors and finance experts about transparency and accounting practices. U...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🚨: The UA is set to transfer $70 million in endowment interest payouts from the UA Foundation to its own legal ownership, partly to help the university meet cash-on-hand targets mandated by the regents and bond rating agencies, the foundation’s president says told donors. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A to transfer $70M of endowment payouts to itself to boost 'cash on hand'
The University of Arizona Foundation is proposing a change to donors to transfer $70 million in endowment payouts, that don’t go into financial aid for students, to the UA for
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🚨: The UA has only increased its days' worth of cash on hand by one day over the last year, and still falls 65 days short of the minimum ABOR requirement. Their projected increase for next year is 6 days, UA CFO John Arnold told the regents last week. tucson.com/news/local/s...
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U of A aims to increase cash reserves but still falls far short of minimum
For Star subscribers: The University of Arizona continues to fall short of the state-mandated cash on hand requirement.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🚨: UA officials have confirmed that its fall 2026 enrollment is down by nearly 3%, affecting student tuition revenue as well which is down by less than 1%. They say this was intentional under their new strategy of bringing in smaller incoming classes. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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University of Arizona's enrollment drops by 2.7%
The University of Arizona’s net tuition revenue will drop by slightly less than 1% in the upcoming fiscal year, officials say.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨: UA's Health Sciences enterprise — which houses the colleges of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health — is being dismantled and distributed across different parts of the university, with 28 people laid off this week. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A dismantles Health Sciences unit, disperses functions university-wide
University of Arizona officials did not say how many jobs will be cut; two sources said they were told 28 employees are being laid off as of Aug. 7.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🚨: The UA expects a slight decrease in student tuition revenue in FY27, due to its intention to have a smaller incoming class in fall 2026. It will also see a small decline in state funding and other forms of revenue, as well as a slight increase in grants and contracts. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A predicts slight drops in student tuition revenue, state funding
University of Arizona’s budget update for fiscal year 2027 includes a projected slight decrease in student tuition revenue, state funding and all other forms of revenue, and a slight increase
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
As the UA integrates UAGC into the main university, UA administrators say they’ve aligned UAGC’s general education and faculty appointments with guidelines established by the Arizona Board of Regents and UA’s standards. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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UAGC's core courses now align with regents' standards, U of A says
University of Arizona officials say the integration of UA Global Campus is moving forward after aligning the online institution’s general education requirements, course numbering and faculty appointme...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
NEW: The UA’s engineering college is launching a training program for military and civilian leaders with a military agency to solve national military problems, citing a “critical need” to defend the U.S. from threats including drones and missiles. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A to help U.S. develop defenses against drone attacks
The University of Arizona’s College of Engineering is launching an executive training program for military and civilian leaders in collaboration with a military defense advocacy agency to create solut...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
🚨: UA officials say the incoming fall 2026 class is expected to be even smaller than last year's, which already saw a 19% drop from fall 2024, again due to declines in out-of-state and international students. Exact enrolment numbers are yet to come. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A expects smaller incoming class than last year's — which saw a big drop
University of Arizona officials say the incoming fall 2026 class is expected to be smaller than the fall 2025 one, which saw a 19% drop from fall 2024, mostly due
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨: Community members are saying changes to the UA's admissions process also changed the clarity on how much merit aid prospective students with certain GPA numbers would get. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Some U of A applicants found merit-aid info to be vague, confusing
Prospective University of Arizona students in past years knew how much merit aid they would get based on their grade point averages, while this year they didn’t, community members are
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨: As admissions draws to an end for fall 2026, UA officials are saying their yield rate is higher than last year's, honors enrollment is at an all-time high while international is down, and ASU and NAU are "struggling" with yield. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A says higher percentage of students accepting admission
High school counselors and parents say applying to the University of Arizona this year was different from previous years after its change from a rolling admissions model to early action
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🚨: Student advocacy groups at the University of Arizona continue to raise their voice against the university choosing former Google CEO and tech billionaire Eric Schmidt to be the commencement speaker right up to the day of the ceremony. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A student groups ask audience to boo commencement speaker
Student advocacy groups at the University of Arizona are continuing their fight against the university choosing former Google CEO and tech billionaire Eric Schmidt to be the commencement speaker, with
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A fourth UA fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, has now been placed on an "activities suspension" after allegations of subjecting its new members to to sleep deprivation, forced alcohol consumption, “kidnapping” and forced calisthenics. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Another U of A fraternity under ‘activities suspension’ for hazing allegations
A University of Arizona fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon — the fourth in the last two weeks — has now been placed on an “activities suspension” after hazing allegations from the
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
NEW: Mariam Rana's parents were told she wouldn't live long due to a brain condition that led her to being in the hospital for two months. Today, as she graduates from the UA and plans on going to medical school, she wants to treat others like herself. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Graduating U of A student's health challenges led her to medical career
Mariam Rana’s parents were told when she was very young that she wouldn’t live long, after a brain condition led her to being in the hospital for two months.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨: UA faculty leaders are opposing a change to their university email policy, which they say was decided without faculty input. Their concerns include increased surveillance, threats to academic freedom, and the creation of a “police state” at the UA. Read my exclusive: tucson.com/news/local/s...
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Proposed U of A email policy will increase surveillance, faculty say
University of Arizona faculty leaders and governance groups are opposing a proposed change to the university’s email policy, which allows internal inspection, monitoring or disclosure of employee emai...
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
NEW: The University of Arizona is hosting a four-day dorm move-out rummage sale over two weekends with things left behind by students who lived on campus. The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: May 16-17 and May 23-24. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Big rummage sale set for U of A dorm leftovers
Items left behind by University of Arizona students who lived on campus will be sold cheap, and some will be given away over two weekends this month.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨: Two weeks after UA announced former Google CEO Eric Schmidt as the 2026 Commencement speaker, student advocacy groups across campus are calling for his removal due to the sexual assault allegations against him and his mentions in the "Epstein Files." tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A students call for cancellation of graduation speaker accused by ex-partner
Numerous University of Arizona student advocacy groups seek to stop former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's speech due to an ex's sexual assault allegations.
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
NEW: Activist and actor Dallas Goldtooth, famously known for his role on the television series “Reservation Dogs,” will address graduates and guests at a University of Arizona ceremony exclusively for Native American graduates this week. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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Activist and actor to address U of A Native American graduates
Dallas Goldtooth, an activist and actor famously known for his role on the television series “Reservation Dogs,” will address approximately 70 students and 600 guests expected to attend a University
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
NEW: A UA faculty group, Committee of Eleven, is hosting a public forum series to discuss university issues, with the first session this week. Discussions on Saturday will circle 3 most important things people would like to see or see changed at the UA. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A faculty group to host public forum series on university issues
A faculty governance group at the University of Arizona, the Committee of Eleven, is starting a public forum series to invite university and community members to discuss the present and
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Three fraternities at the UA are being investigated for allegedly forcing their members to drink alcohol, knowingly or unknowingly giving them drugs, and subjecting them to “threatening and endangering behaviors.” tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A investigating 3 fraternities for extreme hazing, hospitalizations
The University of Arizona is investigating three fraternities — Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi and Sigma Alpha Mu — for allegedly forcing their members to drink alcohol and leading them
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Prerana Sannappanavar @preranawrites.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
UA held a public forum to get community input on the renaming of its César E. Chávez building, after a NYT investigation revealed Chávez's sexual abuse actions. The community feedback will be collected and put together in a report to President Garimella by June 1. tucson.com/news/local/e...
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U of A to hold public forum on name of César Chávez building
The University of Arizona, which has a César E. Chávez Building on campus, is hosting a public forum to discuss how to proceed on the name of this building, as
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