Around 40 UC Berkeley students departed for Sacramento Monday morning to take part in the 2013 March for Higher Education – a lobbying effort aimed at increasing state funding for higher education.
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UC Berkeley alumni and California Assembly Speaker John Perez, D-Los Angeles has emerged as a candidate to become President Obama’s next Secretary of Labor, the Associated Press reported last week. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his State of the State address Thursday, in which he reflected on the state of California’s higher education system.
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Oakland Restaurant Week Celebrate the third annual Oakland Restaurant Week. More than 20 restaurants will offer special menus priced at $20, $30 or $40 for dinner. Check here for a list of participating restaurants. Workshop: How to get started in undergraduate research Unsure of how to get involved in research? Read More…
A record-breaking 67,658 students applied to be a part of UC Berkeley’s next freshman a class – a 10 percent increase in applicants from last year.
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The campus announced the appointment of Larry Conrad as Berkeley’s next Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, Friday. Read More…
While the response to the new UC logo certainly hasn’t been positive, the move did win the support of the some folks at the University of Washington. Read More…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case on the constitutionality of Proposition 8 – the measure banning gay marriage in the state of California, the court announced Friday. Read More…
After narrowly escaping tuition hikes with the passage of Proposition 30 Tuesday, the UC Board of Regents will consider tuition increases for 61 professional degree programs at its meeting next week. Graduate students across the UC could see increases of up to 35 percent. If the Regents approve the tuition Read More…
Take a look at how different segments of California view Proposition 30, according to the most recent Field Poll released Nov 1. Prop. 30, crafted by Gov. Jerry Brown, would raise the income tax on the wealthiest Californians and raise the sales tax by a quarter percentage point. If voters Read More…
