Delilah Brumer is a sophomore at Los Angeles Pierce College majoring in journalism and political science. She is a bilingual journalist with a passion for using data to report on education, government and inequality. Currently, she serves as the editor-in-chief of her college’s student-run weekly newspaper, the Roundup. She has previously interned at Southern California News Group and EdSource. Delilah found her love of journalism as a freshman at Daniel Pearl Magnet High School, where she eventually became the editor-in-chief of The Pearl Post.
California’s college students represent a wide array of ages, ethnicities, lived experiences and political beliefs. Eight voters who attend a California college shared their perspectives with CalMatters on the issues that matter to them as some vote in local, state and national elections for the first time.
The governor’s recent deal with Nvidia will boost AI education at community colleges and open the door to similar deals for public four-year universities in California. Meanwhile, computer science programs are adding AI concentrations and majors to prepare students for a range of "blue collar" and technical AI jobs.
A bill vetoed by the governor would have increased the number of classes part-time community college faculty can teach at a single campus. Part-timers often have to commute between multiple campuses to make ends meet. The governor cited potential costs for his veto.
