Colleges and Universities

Blood, sweat, tears and newsprint -- remembering Berkeley doctoral students Giulia Adesso, Benjamin Boussert and Jason Choy

LastNight: Feist at the Fillmore

Embattled New College President Resigns

Sausage party slow-jam

Authorities Not Impressed By DA's Totally Bitchin' PC

Survey: U.C. San Francisco Raked In $366 Million in Fiscal '08

Show your support with a shirt -- or, say, $366 millionThe best way to get rich: Be rich. A survey released this week by the Council for Aid to Education ranked the Top-20 fund-raising universities in the realm, and our local schools did us proud. Stanford and U.C. Berkeley bookended the list: The P ... More >>

Slap Shots

Show your support with a shirt -- or, say, $366 millionThe best way to get rich: Be rich. A survey released this week by the Council for Aid to Education ranked the Top-20 fund-raising universities in the realm, and our local schools did us proud. Stanford and U.C. Berkeley bookended the list: The P ... More >>

In Sickness and in Wealth

It's merge or be merged out for teaching hospitals like Stanford's and UCSF's

Golden Ticket

It's merge or be merged out for teaching hospitals like Stanford's and UCSF's

New College of Weirdness

The stories coming out of the school point to a common S.F. malady — leaders expect everyone to drink the Kool-Aid

Burnt Chefs

Former admissions representatives at CCA say they preyed on students’ dreams of becoming celebrity chefs and glossed over the painful economic realities of the industry

Pink Power

This musical stage adaptation of the movie, like, totally rocks

Allegation 101

When there is a suspected date rape, you don't want the accusation looked into by administrators at New College

The Double Life of John Leary

The New College founder is promoted as a visionary. The college should openly admit the Jesuit priest was a pedophile.

No Administrator Left Behind

The University of California system is embroiled in a scandal over perks and compensation for some of its highest-paid employees. Are they worth it? Find out where you stand!

Student of Concern

Will we be more secure -- or just less competitive -- if the government forces hundreds of thousands of international science students to get export licenses simply to look through a microscope?

Angry Talk Radio Callers -- Unite!

Inside the Patriot Defenders Network, which is busy supporting our veterans, troops, and families, and respecting God, country, flag, and president

Learning to Compete

Executives involved in outsourcing U.S. jobs should also become involved in sponsoring CA schools

Guitar Dreams

Adrian Freed's decades-long desire to marry music and technology is finally going public. Will anyone listen?

Common Cents

The Chronicle should stop the dubious "news stories" and openly rail against a sales tax hike that hurts its major advertisers -- and slaughters the poor

The Rush of Victory

Under coach George Rush, City College regularly wins national football titles. But is community college really the place for big-time sports?

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

A woman's unrealized potential has murderous consequences in Philip Kan Gotanda's new play

Laura Minor

Salesman's Girl (HighTone)

Misplaced Priorities 101

Amid a drastic budget crisis, why is the California State University system spending $400 million on computers? And where is the money coming from?

Missed Interpretation

Deaf students wonder why officials at UC Berkeley and UC Davis won't hear their plea for equal access to education

The Inimitable Luke Brugnara on...

Luke Brugnara's quotable quotes about Willie Brown, his wealth, and the failings of higher education.

Letters to the Editor

Week of April 25, 2001

Best Degree That Might Not Impress Prospective Employers

Tequila Ph.D. From Tommy's Mexican Restaurant

South to the Future

Harvard Students, Citing Record Endowment Revenue, Seek to Abolish Tuition Fees

Military Might

Stanford activists in fight against laws forcing campuses to accept recruiters

Reversing Course

A broad repudiation of Prop. 209 surfaces at Berkeley

Three Hours on a Saturday Morning

UC may drop the flawed SAT as an admission requirement. But are the other options any better?

Let's Make Appeal

UCSF-Stanford merger challenged directly in appellate court

Giving Away the Hospital

University of California regents are set to vote next week on finalizing a merger of the UCSF Medical Center with Stanford University's health service. Supporters claim the merger -- a transfer of $380 million in public assets to the private sector -- is

UCSF's Mad Money

The Stanford-UCSF merger's tab -- including a "pro bono" review that cost $191,490 -- is running into the millions

Slap Shots

The Stanford-UCSF merger's tab -- including a "pro bono" review that cost $191,490 -- is running into the millions

Letters

The Stanford-UCSF merger's tab -- including a "pro bono" review that cost $191,490 -- is running into the millions

Temperature Rising

The UCSF-Stanford merger goes under a (symbolic) gun

Pinstriped Medicine

How the UCSF-Stanford hospital merger foreshadows the new -- and sometimes frightening -- world of health care

Schooling You

How the UCSF-Stanford hospital merger foreshadows the new -- and sometimes frightening -- world of health care

Stimulus Wreckage

Despite having been accused of deceptive business practices by the attorney general, former students, and ex-employees, Corinthian Colleges are getting millions in federal stimulus dollars.

Porn Queen, NYU Grad Student Lorelei Lee Proves S.F. State Is No Loser School

Rick HallLorelei Lee, left, seen here with fellow porn star Bobbi Starr, has put her San Francisco State undergrad degree to good use already​ In 1995, San Francisco State professor Geoffrey Marcy, and his student, Paul Butler, created an ingenious optical device allowing them to detect evidence o ... More >>

The Poor News Bears

City College budget cuts complicate Hollywood ending for student bioengineers.

Sixty-Two Busloads of CCSF Students Headed for March 22 Sacto Budget Rally

​Unions for teachers and other school employees will bus more than 3,000 San Francisco City College students to Sacramento March 22 for a rally protesting budget cuts.According to the CCSF website:March in March" will rally to Sacramento to our State Capitol for the Governor, the legislators, and ... More >>

Elite College Hoaxer Showdown: Stanford Vs. Harvard

​News this week of Adam Wheeler, the 23-year-old who lied his way into Harvard and almost into Yale, brought back fond memories of Azia Kim, the dorm-squatter who was discovered posing as a Stanford student two years ago. We have to ask: Who's the better college hoaxer? TV movie-ready back st ... More >>

School District Requirements for College-Ready Students Don't Meet College Standards

Wait a minute! This doesn't add up! ​This year's going-back-to-school story has been that San Francisco public high schools are now requiring all incoming ninth graders to complete the 15 courses required for admission to the University of California or California State University systems. Known i ... More >>

Newsom Already Back in San Francisco, Speaks at America's Cup Event

Back Again​Well, as predicted, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't making news in Sacramento, which is maybe why he came back down to San Francisco today to take the stage. To his credit, Newsom did start out sitting in the audience at the America's Cup press event this morning, but it wasn't long before ... More >>

Community College Students Discouraged From Repeating Classes

Maybe now the third time will be the charm ​The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has decided to limit the number of times a student can retake a class on the state's dime.Turns out, it is not unusual for students to take one class six or seven times for a variety of reasons. In 200 ... More >>

Former UC Davis Frat Boy Sues University over "Harshest Form of Hazing"

This doesn't look like ratfucking ​A former UC Davis student is suing the university, claiming school officials didn't put an end to over-the-top hazing in 2008 when he was pledging the all-Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi.According to the claim filed in Yolo County, Ryan Clifford was on a retre ... More >>

UC Berkeley Zeta Phi Beta Pledge Accuses Sorority Sisters of Beating, Hazing Her

Girls actually pay for these kind of friends!​A former UC Berkeley student and Zeta Phi Beta pledge quickly discovered that her sorority dues just weren't paying off. Britteny Starling is suing her sorority sisters for allegedly hazing her so badly she was forced to drop out of school and take med ... More >>