Adolfo Guzman-Lopez

The first Mexican American member of the Los Angeles Unified board, Nava had many critics involved in the 1960s Chicano Movement.

Student activist Oscar Gomez died under mysterious circumstances in 1994. As I looked into his death, I found parallels to my own life.

A new podcast — Imperfect Paradise: The Forgotten Revolutionary — tells the story of a Chicano student-led protest movement in California, and organizer Oscar Gomez's mysterious death.

The music of legend Vicente Fernandez reminds SoCal fans of many things: love, our best and worst qualities, and what it means to be Mexican.

It's hard enough for colleges and universities to verify vaccination status. They also have insure unvaccinated people comply.

College campuses have a mixed bag of COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies. All campuses say their policies are best for students and employees.

College students who are parents had an especially hard time keeping up during the shutdown. Fall campus re-openings may prove to be yet another big challenge for these students.

One California State University professor said the new community college ethnic studies requirement may lead to fewer such classes on her campus — and that's OK.

The need to work, and a sense of disconnection during the pandemic, are seen as the main culprits behind high dropout rates among Black and Latino male college students.

The state budget proposal would restore funds cut from California public universities during the pandemic. But legislators want more in-state students to benefit.

Community college students in distance learning have been complaining of another pandemic-era wrinkle: “ghost professors” who are hard to reach and engage with.

Approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is expected this year, but the University of California won’t wait for it and tells campuses to require vaccines.