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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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Name Change of UC College of the Law

The school's name was changed to the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, following a process that found the original namesake, Serranus Hastings, organized the killing of...

February 14, 2024

Sacramento State Unveils Plans for First-in-the-Nation Black Honors College

Sacramento State University will be home to the first Black Honors College designed for students interested in Black history, life, and culture.

February 14, 2024

California Institute of Technology Academic Workers Vote to Unionize

California Institute of Technology academic workers made history as the first graduate student workers and postdoctoral scholars to unionize together in the same vote.

February 9, 2024

University of Southern California Announces School of Advanced Computing

The USC School of Advanced Computing will "tackle society's most pressing issues," including everything from artificial intelligence to the arts.

February 8, 2024

UCLA Alums Pledge $10 Million to Support Ethnic Studies

The donation will fund four endowed chairs in the university's ethnic study centers and support the institution's mission of advancing social and racial justice.

February 7, 2024

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