The University of California admitted 43 percent more out-of-state and international students this year, continuing controversial efforts to use nonresident students’ heftier fees to mitigate the effects of decreased state funding. The UC also saw a dramatic increase in freshman applications. In response, it accepted a record 80,289 freshman students Read More…
Several days ago, The Daily Californian published a letter from Ralph Shaffer concerning the transfer admission of a student athlete. The author asserts that athletes may be admitted to Cal in questionable and inappropriate ways and charges specifically that the student in question had been admitted in just such a Read More…
UC Berkeley was ranked the sixth most social media-savvy university in the United States and United Kingdom in a March study published by the social media consulting company Sociagility. The study examined the performance of the 25 leading UK and US universities in the 2011–12 Times Higher Education World University Read More…
When former Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Director of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions Walter Robinson left UC Berkeley in September 2011, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande called his departure “a tremendous loss for Cal,” and the search for a permanent replacement immediately ensued. However, Read More…
UCLA was more selective than UC Berkeley for fall 2012 in-state applicants, data from the University of California Office of the President released Tuesday show. Fall 2012 admissions rates for Californians applying to the Los Angeles campus stood at 17.7 percent this year, while the admission rate of Californian applicants Read More…
After a four-month long wait, more than 61,000 anxious students received freshman admissions decisions from UC Berkeley Thursday. UC Berkeley received a record number of applicants this year, but admitted about 12,000 students to the class of 2016 — about the same as in previous years, according to a video Read More…
Walter Robinson, UC Berkeley Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Undergraduate Admissions, will leave his post at the campus on Sept. 5, the campus announced today. Robinson, who has worked at UC Berkeley for six years, is taking a job at UC Davis, where he will serve as director of Read More…
The UC Berkeley Division of Student Affairs announced two new appointments in financial aid and admissions Tuesday. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande announced in an email that Rachelle Feldman was appointed assistant vice chancellor and director of financial aid and scholarships effective Jan. 1, while Anne De Luca was appointed Read More…
Should two new campus proposals be approved, students and student groups could more easily access services from transaction advisers. The student services team of Operational Excellence — a campus cost-cutting initiative aiming to save $75 million annually — presented two proposals to create one-stop centers for student business services and Read More…
Troy Santos, a UC Berkeley freshman, has had to make adjustments in order to acclimate to college life, but he did not expect his parents to also have to drastically change their lifestyle to afford his education. “They eat out less, definitely, and they sold my car once I moved Read More…
