College Board

As UC Berkeley STEM majors graduate, they enter a world where women are underrepresented. For many, this male-dominated landscape is all too familiar. 

A preliminary injunction granted Tuesday by the Alameda County Superior Court requires the UC system to immediately halt its use of the SAT and ACT as part of its admissions process.

While being test-optional might help students with the best scores, rejecting tests altogether would do more to level the playing field.

Students who choose virtual education are just as worthy of a quality instructional platform as those who choose to learn in a traditional classroom setting.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UC system is easing admissions requirements for students looking to apply this fall and possibly in future years. The decision to relax admissions requirements was intended  to help mitigate challenges faced by students and families, according to a UC press release.

The UC Academic Council’s Standardized Testing Task Force published its report on the effectiveness of using standardized testing for admissions Monday.

A group of students and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit against the UC system Tuesday to end the requirement of SAT and ACT scores in the UC application process.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ voiced her support for eliminating the SAT and ACT standardized tests admission requirement at an education conference panel discussion Friday.

In a letter addressed Tuesday to the UC Board of Regents, lawyers representing organizations such as the Compton Unified School District and the Community Coalition demanded that the UC system eliminate standardized tests as an admissions requirement.

The U.S. Department of Justice exposed the largest known college admissions bribery scheme in United States history. And while the actions brought to light by this investigation are illegal, this scam is symptomatic of a much larger problem of inequity in academia and education.