Technology and the Internet
Ryan LaSalle learned how to use electronic mail on his first day at Princeton University.
Oct. 25, 1994
California
Eight years ago, Dorothy Leland was getting ready to retire from the presidency of Georgia College & State University when she received an intriguing headhunter’s call.
May 13, 2019
A grand education experiment was formally launched Tuesday at Elizabeth Street School in the tiny working class city of Cudahy, where teachers, parents and staff have received a $3.5-million private grant to turn their urban school into a national model for scholastic reform.
March 3, 1994
Business
The proposed city of Starbase, Texas, would fit into a long tradition of communities dominated by a single employer
April 2, 2021
Developer Sares-Regis Group has acquired the former Toyota headquarters in Torrance for $270 million — making it one of the biggest real estate transactions of the year in the region, where there is high demand for campus-style offices.
Oct. 19, 2017
Juan Sánchez Muñoz, 53, the son of a Joaquin Valley farmworker, has been named the new chancellor of UC Merced. Muñoz will lead the youngest and most diverse UC campus.
May 21, 2020
Students in Santa Monica High School’s ethnic-studies class took on a touchy subject recently when they analyzed enrollment in Advanced Placement courses.
June 2, 2014
Archives
Every 12 years or so, America’s colleges become an object of public scrutiny.
June 21, 1987
Sun rays that some said reminded them of Japanese battle flag are muted and partially obscured.
Sept. 16, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
A menorah with a tiny brass Statue of Liberty on every branch.
June 23, 1988