SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, was named Thursday by the state auditor's office as one of the regents involved in admissions scandal where UC wrongly admitted dozens of wealthy, mostly white students as favors to well-connected people. Among those “inappropriately admitted”...
California Lawmakers Debate How to Prevent Another College Admissions Scandal
When state legislators grilled University of California staff at a hearing Tuesday about the university’s response to the recent college admissions scandal, Assemblyman Kevin McCarty asked the question that’s been reverberating since the story broke last week. “How do we reassure the public that the system is not totally rigged?” It’s...
How Many More of These College Scam Artists Are There?
As someone who settled for an Army issued GED in place of a real diploma from Fresno High School (I was awarded an honorary diploma years later), and who squandered numerous opportunities at higher education, I occupy a unique vantage point to watch the unfolding college admissions scandal. A little...