This story was originally published by EdSource.
A Nov. 7 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office looking back at UC Merced’s first 20 years finds that the campus in several respects contrasts the rest of the University of California system. The report also tracks mixed progress toward improving the San Joaquin Valley region’s educational and economic outcomes.
LAO found that the UC Merced student body differs from those of other UC campuses in several ways. Compared with other UC campuses, UC Merced enrolls a larger percentage of undergraduate students and the largest percentages of resident students, first-generation students and Pell Grant recipients. In addition, UC Merced is the only majority Latino UC campus…