Gov. Brown’s budget calls for changes in UC policy
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2013-14 budget increases state funding to the University of California and attempts to influence university policy. Read More…
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Yudof leaves mixed legacy after nearly five-year tenure
UC President Mark Yudof announced Friday in a statement that he will step down at the end of August. Yudof cited “taxing health issues” and a desire to “make a change in (his) professional lifestyle” as reasons for the departure. After leaving, he will return to teaching law at UC Read More…
UC Regents consider plans to expand online courses
On Wednesday, the second of this week’s UC Board of Regents meeting at the UCSF Mission Bay campus focused on the system-wide expansion of online education and its implications for the UC. Read More…
Proposed state budget improves education funding, targets inefficiencies
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2013-14 state budget rolls back higher education cuts of recent years with improved funding but confronts California’s public universities about eliminating costly inefficiencies. Read More…
‘Campus Love Vigil’ planned for Saturday abruptly canceled
A memorial vigil planned for Saturday on Upper Sproul Plaza has been canceled, according to event organizers. The memorial, announced Thursday, was a response to anonymous online posts stating that a female UC Berkeley student had died. Read More…
Demonstrators gather in front of East Asian Library to support media independence in Taiwan
Around 30 students gathered at UC Berkeley’s C.V. Starr East Asian Library late Saturday morning as a statement of solidarity with a larger movement that opposes the sale of several popular Taiwanese media outlets. Read More…
Deceased UC Berkeley alumnus Brendan McManus remembered by classmates
UC Berkeley alumnus and Berkeley resident Brendan McManus, described as a brilliant researcher and caring friend, was found dead on Saturday. He was 27 years old.
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Protesters halt UC Regents meeting, set up encampment on Sproul
Protesters briefly brought Thursday’s UC Board of Regents meeting to a halt, though demonstrations throughout the day never reached the scale of last year’s Nov. 15 Day of Action. The meeting, which took place at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus, was the third and final day of the regents’ November meeting. Read More…
Walkout planned for Thursday opposes cuts to higher education
Almost exactly one year later, a walkout planned for Thursday on campus hopes to rekindle the spirit of 2011′s Occupy Cal protest. Read More…
Veteran pollsters discuss prospects for Prop. 30
With less than 36 hours until the first precincts of the 2012 election close in California, veteran pollsters met with members of the UC Berkeley campus community Monday to discuss what the findings of a late-October voter survey could mean for the imminent election. The surveys were conducted by The Read More…