Dear Cal Students: Convocation season is upon us, and it is once again a time of transitions — both joyous and bittersweet. Like you, I am also transitioning as I step down as your chancellor at the end of this month and return to being a Berkeley faculty member. I Read More…
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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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…
More information has been divulged about a student who was assaulted April 1 on Sproul plaza while tabling for a pro-Palestinian group. Read More…
Steven Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc. and a UC Berkeley alum, will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Commencement according to an invitation to the Class of 2013 from Chancellor Robert Birgeneau.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will lead a national initiative to study and support public universities following his retirement as chancellor in June. Read More…
Birgeneau was noted for his leadership in drawing more women to the sciences and eliminating obstacles for females looking to enter these fields. Read More…
The last two presidential searches – Yudof’s in 2007-08 and his predecessor Robert Dynes’ in 2002-03 – had about 11 months to complete and designated a successor 3 months before the outgoing president officially stepped down. Read More…
The UC Board of Regents confirmed the appointment of Nicholas B. Dirks as UC Berkeley’s next chancellor at a meeting Tuesday morning. Dirks, a professor of anthropology and history who previously served as the executive vice president and dean of the faculty for arts and sciences at Columbia University, will Read More…
Public outcry over the perceived racially insensitive nature of a campus fraternity’s Halloween decoration has prompted efforts in the ASUC Senate to increase awareness of racial and cultural issues on campus.
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