Video: Students discuss selection of new chancellor at town hall meeting
On Wednesday night, Berkeley students held a town hall meeting about democratically electing the next chancellor.
Deflating academic inequity
CAMPUS ISSUES: Contextual grading at UC Berkeley could be beneficial for many students, but only if the system takes a nuanced approach.
If implemented appropriately, contextualized grades may prove to be a major benefit to UC Berkeley students. Across the country, rampant grade inflation has cheapened the value of high letter grades, and while the campus has generally followed this trend, the average grade awarded to Berkeley students has been noticeably lower Read More…
College of Letters and Science appoints new associate dean
The former chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate began his term this fall in a newly created associate dean position in the campus College of Letters and Science as part of an initiative begun by the college in 2010 to analyze the effectiveness of its undergraduate education. Read More…
Chancellor search committee to meet with campus representatives
Selected faculty members and students will meet at an on-campus stakeholders’ meeting Friday with the advisory committee chosen to recommend a replacement for outgoing UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau. At the meeting, which will be held at Clark Kerr campus, faculty members selected by the Berkeley Division of the Academic Read More…
Faculty angered by suggestion to reschedule midterms for football
An email sent from UC Berkeley administration to campus instructors has caused some to question whether athletics are conflicting with the campus’s academics. Professor Bob Jacobsen, chair of the campus division of the Academic Senate, and Catherine Koshland, vice provost for teaching, learning, academic planning and facilities, asked instructors in Read More…
Academic Senate to hold runoff election for Divisional Council
After an initial election failed to yield clear winners, the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has called for a runoff election to elect three at-large members to its Divisional Council. The senate represents faculty in UC governance and determines academic policy, sets admission standards, authorizes course curricula and more. Read More…
Students discuss selection of new chancellor at town hall
Students and faculty brainstormed feasible ways to democratize the selection process for UC Berkeley’s new chancellor Wednesday night. Although the event was titled “Town Hall to Democratically Elect a New Chancellor,” the group of 25 people discussed ways the campus can change the UC’s selection process to replace Chancellor Robert Read More…
Birgeneau’s decision to step down as UC Berkeley chancellor met with mixed reactions
Following UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s announcement Tuesday that he will step down in December, reactions from the campus community have ranged from admiration for his accomplishments to celebration over the end of his time as an administrator. Birgeneau, who became the campus’s ninth chancellor in September 2004, announced his Read More…
Vice chancellor presents campus budget challenges to faculty
As part of a series of conversations between UC Berkeley faculty members and campus leaders, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance John Wilton discussed the state of the campus budget and its challenges with the faculty Monday. In his presentation, Wilton stressed the importance of looking at multiple ways to Read More…
Academic Senate passes resolutions criticizing response to Occupy Cal
After walking through a silent protest of about 50 students holding signs expressing “no confidence” in senior administrators Monday, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau gave his account of the administration’s response to the Nov. 9 Occupy Cal protests in front of about 300 faculty members. “I apologize again, and as chancellor take Read More…