Margaret Attridge

Contributing Writer

Contributors/Margaret Attridge

Education

BA Journalism and BA Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park

Margaret Attridge is a news reporter for BestColleges focusing on higher education news stories in California. She graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in May 2022 with a BA in journalism and government and politics.

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California Community Colleges Offer Free Immigration Legal Services to Students

The Higher Education Legal Services Project provides free and confidential immigration legal services to students, staff, and faculty in the California Community Colleges system.

May 5, 2023

UC Davis Stabbing Update: Police Arrest Former Student

Three stabbings near the UC Davis campus left two dead and one injured.

May 4, 2023

West Texas A&M Faculty Vote ‘No Confidence’ in President Who Canceled Drag Show

In a symbolic vote, the faculty senate voted 179 to 82 to condemn West Texas A&M President Walter Wendler weeks after he canceled a campus drag show citing his personal...

April 28, 2023

CalFresh Eligibility for California College Students Is Changing. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Two temporary student exemptions that expanded CalFresh eligibility to additional California college students during the COVID-19 pandemic will end on June 10.

April 26, 2023

A ‘Budding’ New Degree: Inside Cal Poly Humboldt’s New Cannabis Studies Program

Cal Poly Humboldt's marijuana major launches this fall. Here's how the program will prepare students for careers created by the $30 billion cannabis industry.

April 20, 2023

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