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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UC Sees Slight Increase in Applications From Latino/a, Native American Students

Despite a decrease in total applications, the University of California system's 10 institutions saw small increases in applications from first-year students from diverse backgrounds.

March 3, 2023

Homeless at Humboldt? Inside the Looming Student Housing Crisis at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Amid rising enrollment, Cal Poly Humboldt is prioritizing on-campus housing for new students and pushing existing students into "bridge housing" at nearby hotels.

March 2, 2023

Sonya Christian Named Chancellor of California Community College System

Christian will be the first woman to serve as the permanent chancellor of the nation’s largest system of higher education.

February 24, 2023

USC Graduate Student Workers Vote to Unionize

More than 90% of graduate workers at the University of Southern California voted to form a union following recent unionization efforts for academic workers across the country.

February 22, 2023

Michigan State Students Protest Gun Violence as Classes Resume

The "Enough Is Enough" student sit-down was organized by junior psychology major Maya Manuel in the wake of a mass shooting that killed three students and critically injured five more.

February 21, 2023

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