Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan

Financial aid helps build a diverse community of scholars from a wide range of economic backgrounds.

A report released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank, found that grants and scholarships have failed to keep up with rising costs of higher education.

For some students, an increase in tuition or fees means leaning more on their parents for funds. For others, paying their way through college is an entirely different game.

Thousands of high school students across the state received a letter from UC President Janet Napolitano this week as part of a new effort to encourage high-achieving, low-income students to apply to UC.

The University of California teamed up with College Board this week to reach out to low-income high school students, part of a new partnership between the two institutions.

After presiding over the UC system during some of the most tumultuous five years in its history, Yudof stepped down Sunday to make way for former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. His departure signals the end of what may be the most significant chapter in Yudof’s decades-long career as an educator and administrator.

California lawmakers voted to establish a middle-class scholarship program on Saturday that will slash tuition for middle-income students at UC and CSU schools by up to 40 percent.