Nanette Asimov
@nanetteasimov.bsky.social
Higher education reporter, San Francisco Chronicle. All tips welcome.
This is the only California university facing a huge bill under new Trump-era endowment tax www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
This is the only California university facing a huge bill under new Trump-era endowment tax
Next year, 19 private universities will pay a steep new tax on their endowments, according to an analysis by the American Enterprise Institute. Only one is in California.
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August 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Trump demands $1 billion from UCLA in dispute over its handling of campus antisemitism www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Trump demands $1 billion from UCLA in dispute over its handling of campus antisemitism
UC officials are reviewing the demand, which President James Milliken says would “devastate” the university system and “inflict great harm on our students.”
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August 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump demands $1 billion from UCLA in dispute over its handling of campus antisemitism www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
UC Berkeley chancellor defends handling of campus antisemitism in House grilling
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UC Berkeley chancellor defends handling of campus antisemitism in House grilling
Rich Lyons and leaders of two other universities went before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, whose chair says antisemitism is “festering at schools.”
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July 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
UC Berkeley chancellor defends handling of campus antisemitism in House grilling
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UCs could get even more expensive as regents review tuition hike scenarios
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UCs could get even more expensive as regents review tuition hike scenarios
UC regents will hear options next week for raising tuition and using a smaller share of the proceeds for financial aid — scenarios that are already raising concerns among student leaders.
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July 9, 2025 at 1:07 AM
UCs could get even more expensive as regents review tuition hike scenarios
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‘I do not feel safe’: S.F. City College instructor shaken by union leader’s verbal attack www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
‘I do not feel safe’: S.F. City College instructor shaken by union leader’s verbal attack
An instructor at City College of San Francisco says she fears for her safety after the Board of Trustees let a union leader’s expletive-laden rant against her continue for 90 seconds.
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June 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
‘I do not feel safe’: S.F. City College instructor shaken by union leader’s verbal attack www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/c...
‘Secret sauce’ behind national spelling bee is mixed by a UC Berkeley student www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘Secret sauce’ behind national spelling bee is mixed by a UC Berkeley student
The “secret sauce” behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee is mixed by a UC Berkeley student.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
‘Secret sauce’ behind national spelling bee is mixed by a UC Berkeley student www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
City College of San Francisco poised to select outsider as chancellor over interim chief
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City College of San Francisco poised to select outsider as chancellor over interim chief
City College of San Francisco poised to select outsider as chancellor over interim chief
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May 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
City College of San Francisco poised to select outsider as chancellor over interim chief
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Great work!
Chronicle named Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations
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Chronicle named Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations
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Chronicle named Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations
The Chronicle was honored for uncovering the secret deals that hide police misconduct and documenting the deadly toll of police chases.
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May 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Great work!
Chronicle named Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations
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Chronicle named Pulitzer Prize finalist for a pair of investigations
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Trump order seeks to end in-state tuition for undocumented college students www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... #ab540
Trump order seeks to end in-state tuition for undocumented college students
Courts have upheld laws like California’s AB540 letting residents pay in-state tuition regardless of immigration status. Trump is targeting them anyway.
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April 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Trump administration puts new pressure on UC Berkeley with investigation into foreign funding
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Trump administration puts new pressure on UC Berkeley with investigation into foreign funding
The investigation, part of the administration’s effort to exert control over universities it sees as promoting liberalism, puts billions in federal aid at risk.
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April 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Trump administration puts new pressure on UC Berkeley with investigation into foreign funding
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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked SFChronicle reporter @shiramstein.bsky.social for wearing a mask. 'But there’s a far more sinister goal at work.' www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself. That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked SFChronicle reporter @shiramstein.bsky.social for wearing a mask. 'But there’s a far more sinister goal at work.' www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
‘We shouldn’t have to hide’: UC Berkeley, Stanford international students worry they’ll lose visas www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘We shouldn’t have to hide’: UC Berkeley, Stanford international students worry they’ll lose visas
Many international students told the Chronicle they are too scared to speak out as the Trump administration has revoked more than 1,300 college students' visas.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
‘We shouldn’t have to hide’: UC Berkeley, Stanford international students worry they’ll lose visas www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Charges filed against 12 protesters in break-in of Stanford president’s office
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Felony charges filed against 12 pro-Palestinian protesters in break-in of Stanford president’s office
Felony charges filed against 12 pro-Palestinian protesters in break-in of Stanford president’s office
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April 10, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Charges filed against 12 protesters in break-in of Stanford president’s office
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This S.F. college is rolling out the nation’s first undergrad degree in psychedelics
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This S.F. college is rolling out the nation’s first undergrad degree in psychedelics
San Francisco's California Institute of Integral Studies this fall is introducing the nation's first bachelor's degree in psychedelic studies.
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April 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This S.F. college is rolling out the nation’s first undergrad degree in psychedelics
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UC’s most competitive major has a 1% acceptance rate -- and it’s not computer science www.sfchronicle.com/college-admi...
UC’s most competitive major has a 1% acceptance rate (it’s not engineering)
Nursing programs are among the hardest to get into at UC and CSU, with only a 1% acceptance at UCLA and UC Irvine — despite a shortage of nurses in California.
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March 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
UC’s most competitive major has a 1% acceptance rate -- and it’s not computer science www.sfchronicle.com/college-admi...
UC to freeze hiring systemwide, citing Trump threats and potential state funding cuts
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UC to freeze hiring systemwide, citing Trump threats and potential state funding cuts
Citing an “existential threat” from the Trump administration, UC President Michael Drake announced a systemwide hiring freeze Wednesday.
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March 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
UC to freeze hiring systemwide, citing Trump threats and potential state funding cuts
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A California judge got a devastating brain diagnosis. But it unlocked an extraordinary skill
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A California judge got a devastating brain diagnosis. But it unlocked an extraordinary skill
Judge Dylan Sullivan developed an unexpected talent after she was forced to retire in her 50s because of a diagnosis of early dementia.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
A California judge got a devastating brain diagnosis. But it unlocked an extraordinary skill
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S.F. State to cut three sports teams to help close giant budget gap
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S.F. State to cut three sports teams to help close giant budget gap
San Francisco State will eliminate men’s baseball, men’s soccer and women’s indoor track and field to save $1 million annually, affecting 44 student athletes.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
S.F. State to cut three sports teams to help close giant budget gap
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DA won't charge Stanford student journalist who followed protesters into president’s office
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DA won't charge Stanford student journalist who followed protesters into president’s office
The Santa Clara County DA’s decision ends months of speculation and comes about six weeks after Stanford announced it would not discipline Dilan Gohill.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
DA won't charge Stanford student journalist who followed protesters into president’s office
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Here’s what’s at stake, writes @joegarofoli.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...
At UC Berkeley, Dem House members gather evidence to fight cuts to world-leading research
A judge blocked proposed NIH cuts Friday, but UC Berkeley scientists told two House members the impact of potential cuts is harming their work regardless.
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February 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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University of CA students sue feds over Elon Musk’s access to federal student loan data. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
UC students sue feds over Elon Musk’s access to student loan data
The UC Student Association sued the U.S. Department of Education for allowing Elon Musk and others to see the student loan data of millions.
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February 8, 2025 at 12:39 AM
University of CA students sue feds over Elon Musk’s access to federal student loan data. www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Bay Area college closures? These campuses will be hit hard by funding freeze. www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
Bay Area college closures? These campuses will be hit hard by funding freeze
Peralta Community College District won’t rule out closing at least one of its four campuses, as funding freezes next year at nine Bay Area college districts.
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February 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Bay Area college closures? These campuses will be hit hard by funding freeze. www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/arti...
Replacing independent, impartial news outlets with opinionated media erodes democracy. If you don’t subscribe to an impartial news watchdog, now is the time to start. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space
The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Replacing independent, impartial news outlets with opinionated media erodes democracy. If you don’t subscribe to an impartial news watchdog, now is the time to start. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/b...
Trump threatens to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
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Trump threatens to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
Trump threatens to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters as he issues executive order targeting antisemitism
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January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trump threatens to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
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