UC Berkeley team competes for million-dollar Hult Prize
A team of four UC Berkeley students will compete this Saturday for a million dollar prize in an international social entrepreneurship contest. Read More…
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UC Berkeley among three schools receiving $3.75 million grant
Thanks to a multi-million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation announced on Feb. 21, UC Berkeley will participate in an educational program aimed at fostering innovation by connecting university research and entrepreneurship. Read More…
Girl Scouts find customers in UC Berkeley students
Girl scouts nationwide started their annual cookie campaign on February 10, and will continue selling through March 17. Different troops have sold cookies on the Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue intersection, Sproul Plaza, and the College Avenue and Bancroft intersection, with great success. Read More…
UC Berkeley looks to philanthropy in place of state funding
In the face of declining state appropriations, the campus has looked to rely more heavily on philanthropy, but has faced a significant cultural problem. Read More…
Quarterly report shows slow Memorial Stadium luxury seat sales
A quarterly financial report released Friday shows that sales from Cal Athletics’ Endowment Seating Program have not kept pace with initial projections. Read More…
Haas students take first, third in business competition
Two teams from the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business placed first and third at the Kellogg Biotech & Healthcare Case Competition on Jan. 26. Students from the full-time and part-time MBA programs at the Haas School of Business won prizes of $5,000 for taking first place and $1,000 for Read More…
Financial Times ranks Haas MBA program 12th worldwide
The full time masters program in business administration at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business placed twelfth in the world, according to rankings released this week by the Financial Times.
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Begrudging acceptance
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The regents’ decision to increase fees on professional degree programs is better than another tuition hike on undergrads.
It comes with some level of dejection that we begrudgingly endorse the regents’ decision to increase fees on 50 of 57 professional degree programs. When it comes to UC tuition, the frame of discussion has shifted — no longer is the question if there will be increases but how much and when and to whom. Read More…
Haas dean talks financial freedom for business school with Wall Street Journal
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Dean Rich Lyons spoke to The Wall Street Journal last week about the business school’s move toward financial independence from the University of California — a discussion prompted by an ongoing attempt by the UCLA Anderson School of Management to become financially self-supporting. Lyons told the Read More…
Berkeley boasts most degrees from top tech CEOs
Of the degrees held by the nation’s top tech CEOs, more come from UC Berkeley than any other school, according to a June report by Network World magazine. The magazine looked at the educational backgrounds of 50 CEOs that it ranked as the top in the tech industry in the Read More…