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When the federal authorities announced a sweeping indictment alleging that dozens of parents had paid bribes to get their children into elite colleges and cheat on standardized tests, it captured the attention of Californians.

There were celebrity names, like Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, and salacious descriptions of conspiracy perpetrated by the super rich. Winning coaches at top universities — including several in the state — were implicated.

[Read more of The Times’s coverage of the admissions scandal here.]

On Thursday, University of California system officials announced a series of admissions process changes aimed at preventing fraud in the future.

The measures include steps like beefing up audits for false information on applications, creating more thorough paper trails for admissions evaluations, and building in stronger firewalls between admissions officers and people who solicit donations to the public universities.