U.S. News & World Report ranks UC Berkeley top public school
UC Berkeley is still the best public university in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual National University rankings released Wednesday. Read More…
Tag Archives: Haas School of Business
Haas ranked second for Hispanics in recent publication
Diversity on campus has long been an important part of the UC philosophy — an ethos that could be contributing to a recently released ranking that shows UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business to be a favorable environment for Hispanics.
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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…
Cal Athletics receives $10 million donation for programs, infrastructure
Cal Athletics has received a $10 million gift from the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, a donation that was officially announced Monday and which will be used to support various programs within the athletics department.
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Study investigates motivations behind overconfidence
UC Berkeley researchers conducted six studies exploring why some individuals are motivated to be overconfident, looking specifically at whether the desire for social status contributes to overconfidence. Read More…
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business announces new MBA program for executives
The Berkeley MBA for Executives Program, which will enroll its first class in May 2013, is “targeted at senior professionals that have on average about 12 years of professional experience… Read More…
UCPD officer shoots dog in People’s Park
A dog was shot by a UCPD officer in People’s Park early Saturday morning after it allegedly lunged at an officer attempting to wake the animal’s sleeping owner. Read More…
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…
UC Regents vote to increase supplemental tuition for professional degree programs
Critics worry increase will hinder progress in raising ethnic diversity of programs
The UC Board of Regents voted to increase supplemental tuition for most of the UC’s professional degree programs, reigniting an ongoing debate about the adverse effect of tuition increases on the enrollment of students from underrepresented ethnic groups. 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…