Community Colleges Cutting Back on Open Access
Ann Johansson for The New York Times
Ashley Diaz, 18, on Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif.
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: June 23, 2010
WALNUT, Calif. — When Giovanny Villalta tried to register for winter-term classes at Mount San Antonio College here, he hit the wall.
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Silver Calzada, chairman of counseling at Mount SAC, said: “Students see our banners saying 'Dream It. Be It.' And they feel like they've been duped.”
“I was assigned a late registration slot, and by the time I was allowed to register, everything was full,” Mr. Villalta said. “Biology, full. Anatomy, full. Physics, full. Psychology, full. History of Asia, full. Any history class that would count toward transferring to a four-year U.C. campus, full.”
So Mr. Villalta, who had been a high school athlete, ended up taking track — and nothing else.
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Jake Lawrence, a freshman on Bethel University’s bass fishing team, was one of the first two students to receive an athletic scholarship for bass fishing.
Jake Lawrence and Jacob Hardy became the first students in the United States to receive athletic scholarships for competitive bass fishing.
New York Budget Talks Stall on University Proposal
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Gov. David A. Paterson wants an overhaul to the public system that would allow schools to set tuition, but some fellow Democrats are opposed.
In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That
By CATHERINE RAMPELL
In the last two years, at least 10 law schools have made their grading systems more lenient to give their students a better chance in a soft job market.
