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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Proposed Bill Would Allow Some Students From Mexico to Attend California Community Colleges

San Diego Democrat David Alvarez introduced the bill, which has the support of the San Diego and Imperial Counties Community Colleges Association.

January 17, 2023

Tentative Agreements Emerge Between Academic Workers and University of California

If approved, the agreements would end the five-week strike that included 48,000 academic workers across 10 UC campuses.

December 23, 2022

College Students in U.S. Join Protests Against China’s “Zero-COVID” Policy

As satellite protests expand onto college campuses in the United States, a Chinese international graduate student shares his reason for speaking out.

December 19, 2022

Harvard University Names Claudine Gay as New President

Gay will be the first person of color and the second woman to lead the Ivy League institution since its founding in 1636.

December 16, 2022

UC Strike Enters Mediation As Postdocs, Academic Researchers Return to Work

Five weeks into the largest academic strike in the country's history, academic workers across the University of California (UC) system are moving into mediation to settle "outstanding disputes." The academic...

December 16, 2022

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