Dirks speaks with students, faculty at Anna Head
Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks met with students and faculty at a forum Thursday night to answer questions about his vision for UC Berkeley. Read More…
Category Archives: Campus
UC Berkeley to leave UC SHIP, return to campus health plan
UC Berkeley will withdraw from the systemwide UC Student Health Insurance Plan for the 2013-2014 school year, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced today in a statement. Read More…
UC Berkeley graduate student named Champion of Change
For many, the White House’s Champion of Change Award is one of the highest honors an American citizen can receive, but for UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare graduate student Minh Dang, the honor was bittersweet. Read More…
ACLU holds town hall meeting on prison divestment
Student leaders working with the American Civil Liberties Union held a public forum Monday night to discuss the potential impact of reforming California’s criminal justice system on state funding for public education. Read More…
Campus staff members, organizations honored with chancellor’s award
Fourteen campus staff members and six organizations received the Chancellor’s Outstanding Staff Award for their dedication to the university at a ceremony on Monday.
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10 protest on campus in support of Guantanamo Bay hunger strike
A group of about ten activists protested on campus on Monday in solidarity with the 100 prisoners who are on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Read More…
Union petition seeks to change SLC tutor compensation policy
About 200 people have signed a petition calling for the campus to allocate more funds to the Student Learning Center and pay its tutors regardless of how long they have worked at the center. Read More…
Haas School of Business ranks low in return on investment
For current and prospective undergraduate business majors looking for the school with the most bang for its buck, the Haas School of Business just may not be the place to go. Read More…
Alumni who facilitated 1979 hostage escape receive I-House honor
The first time former Canadian ambassador Kenneth Taylor stepped foot onto UC Berkeley in 1957, he was excited to be part of what he likes to call California’s “always looking over the horizon” mentality. Read More…
BAMN holds rally to promote minority enrollment
Approximately two dozen affirmative action supporters and high school students gathered on Sproul Plaza Friday afternoon to raise awareness about minority student rights in a press conference organized by activist group BAMN. Read More…