A (Home) Match made in Heaven
Creating affordable housing and unlikely roommate pairs. That’s the goal of Berkeley Home Match- an innovative new housing program being piloted this spring at UC Berkeley. Through an extensive matching process the program connects graduate students looking for housing, with retired UC Staff who have homes to rent; with benefits for both sides. Jesse Clements reports on this unusual collaboration between the UCB Retirement Center, Senior Community Ashby Village and the University itself.
Read MoreHousing Teachers in the Bay Area
Due to rising housing costs and low pay, school districts across the Bay Area are struggling to retain their teachers. A new proposal in Berkeley seeks to subsidize housing specifically for teachers.
Read MoreMental Health at Cal
New studies are linking higher education to lack of mental wellness. Statistics are showing that graduate students are leaving college with a mountain of debt and a lot of anxiety. There has become less of a stigma around mental health and more students are seeking help. Berkeley offers on campus and off campus support to assist these students.
Read MoreSpencer Bowen on Bicycles in Davis, CA: Extended Cut
How did a small college town become the nation’s bicycle capital? It took a little bit of luck – but mostly policy choices by local leaders.
Read MoreSpencer Bowen explores the bicycle capital of the US: Davis, California
How did Davis, California become the nation’s bike capital?
Read MoreLisa Herron reimagines a more inclusive emergency management system
What happens to people with disabilites when traditional infrastructure crumbles during natural disasters and blue skies disappear? Lisa Herron explores how people with disabilities are taking the lead on inclusive emergency management in local communities and even, at state and federal level.
Read MoreLucy Meyer on one way of affordable housing: Coop housing in Berkeley
A home-cooked, healthy meal of pulled beef and vegetables included in a daily meal budget of 5 Dollars. Too good to be true? Not in coop housing. Lucy Meyer explores the affordable alternative of coop housing in Berkeley.
Read MoreEric Harris Bernstein on Chattanooga’s high quality internet access
Chattanooga, a city that struggled with lost industries, with high unemployment, and lots of pollution, has transformed itself into a Gig city. How did Chattanooga do it? Eric Harris Bernstein has more.
Read MoreAnthony Rodriguez on Scholarships and Societal Equity
Higher education is considered the great equalizer of society. Scholarships can help give access to high education for low-income, high-achieving, first-generation students through covering the cost of tuition. There are more needs and ways minority students need to be supported in advance of equity. Anthony Rodriguez talks about scholarships, unique hurdles, and new solutions.
Read MoreLuis Hernandez and the Posse Scholarship
When Luis Hernandez was 17, he received a life-changing opportunity: A full scholarship to the University of Southern California from the Posse program. Undergraduate scholarships open opportunities to new generations of college students. Luis discusses the impact the program had on his life, and its broader societal importance.
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