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College And Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted

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Students of color want a safer, more equitable college experience. Colleges and universities are trying to keep up.

HIGHLIGHTING STRATEGIES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

College and COVID: Freshman Year Disrupted
First year University of California, Berkeley student Ian Wong mountain climbs on down time with a small group from his campus.

First year University of California, Berkeley student Ian Wong mountain climbs on down time with a small group from his campus.

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California college freshmen find alternatives to campus life in a virtual world

They mourn missing out on the college life
December 22

When Kaelynn Kuang pictured being in college, she didn’t just imagine lecture halls and living in dorms. She wanted to join the honor society and Asian American student alliance at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Lumina-supported journalism explores college and COVID

Brekaylly Blanco, a CSU Northridge student, came to the new advising center call the Hub just before a switch to online services.

How counseling aims to help CSU freshmen graduate in four years
December 17

New programs seek to keep students enrolled with 15 credit hours per semester.

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Edward Enciso, 17, has worked at a Five Guys burger location throughout the pandemic to help his family pay the bills.

When helping family comes before going to college
December 10

For some California high school students, delaying freshman year was their only choice.

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Freshman year can be tricky; the pandemic makes it worse

Amid online classes and other tumult, will freshmen return?
December 4

Krisstina Caro, a freshman at California State University East Bay feels disconnected from the school and finds it frustrating that she can’t fulfill her hopes of meeting new people.

CSU East Bay freshman Krisstina Caro wears a campus shirt even though she has been on campus just once.

CSU East Bay freshman Krisstina Caro wears a campus shirt even though she has been on campus just once.

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