Last week, the Daily Californian at the University of California-Berkeley dropped a bombshell report: about one third of University of California system employees found to be in violation of sexual misconduct policy between 2013 and 2016 were still present on UC campuses.
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California Supreme Court opens personal communications on public matters to open records requests
The California Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that employee writings conducted about public business on personal accounts are subject to the state Open Records Act.
California legislation aims to allow schools to search personal electronic devices
A new bill could end the protections of the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act for members of education institutions, including students.
Underground FERPA activism campaign sees mixed results
Students at one of the nation’s largest private universities are using a little-known tactic as a method of protesting unpopular decisions by university administrators: FERPA requests.
A pair of California bills tackle media literacy education
Battling hoaxes and partisan news, legislators in California are the latest to propose curriculum changes in order to educate students about the media they consume daily.
Graduate student attacked by looters during Oakland protest of presidential election
A journalism graduate student from the University of California-Berkeley was attacked while covering election protests in Oakland, last week.
ACLU files lawsuit against UC San Diego for defunding student media in retaliation of satirical student paper
The San Diego American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against UC-San Diego administrators, claiming the Associated Students Council violated a controversial newspaper’s First Amendment rights by eliminating funding for student print media.
UCSD student government defunds student media, including controversial satirical site The Koala
The University of California-San Diego student government defunded all 13 student media outlets in a targeted move at the controversial and often-offensive publication The Koala.
Embattled high school newspaper loses a year's worth of archived stories after school officials shut down website
After administrators shut down the Matador's website without advance notice, the student editors learned they had lost all online content since February 2014 — including their coverage of an ongoing censorship battle.
Adviser for The Matador placed on indefinite administrative leave
The student media adviser for The Matador student newspaper, which has been involved in a censorship dispute, was placed on administrative leave indefinitely, after an encounter with the principal at yearbook camp.