On Tuesday the federal government dismissed a complaint that UC Berkeley administrators did not do enough to curb “an environment hostile to Jewish students” as a result of student demonstrations against Israeli policies. Read More…
The fact is that the OCR’s conclusions are limited only to the legal matter of the university’s liability with regards to the civil rights of minority students. Read More…
Over the last few years, many have leveled charges that UC Berkeley is a hostile environment for Jewish and politically pro-Israel students. In dismissing a July 2012 complaint filed against the campus originating with two former UC Berkeley students, the Department of Education concluded these charges are without merit and Read More…
The U.S. Department of Education has dismissed a complaint against UC Berkeley that alleged that the campus did not do enough to curb a hostile campus climate created by student protests against Israel’s policies. Read More…
We came to Berkeley counting on the university’s vibrant history of activism and civil rights to guide our education inside and outside of the classroom. But contrary to its reputation for social justice, we believe UC Berkeley has had a long and documented history of silencing survivors of sexual violence Read More…
The U.S. Department of Education announced April 29 that FAFSA will begin to collect information about students’ parents regardless of their marital status or gender. Read More…
The cost of tuition at various UC and CSU campuses is rising faster than costs at other colleges around the country, according to a Department of Education college cost ranking published Tuesday. The rankings calculate increases from the 2008-09 academic year to the 2010-11 academic year and show that the UC Read More…