First-time graduate enrollment drops at UC Berkeley

In light of recent economic hardships throughout the country, universities nationwide experienced an overall drop in first-time graduate student enrollment rates in fall 2010 for the first time since fall 2003, and UC Berkeley was no exception. According to campus admissions data, UC Berkeley saw a drop in the incoming Read More…

Gift to help campus develop online programs

Five UC Berkeley professional schools and the UC Berkeley Extension will develop cutting-edge tools for online education thanks to a $1 million gift from a campus foundation, officials announced Tuesday. Over the next 18 months, the five schools and extension will use the money from the Chamberlin Family Donor Designated Read More…

Haas professor to return to Canadian university as dean

The University of British Columbia announced Monday that current UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Robert Helsley will become the new dean of the Canadian university’s Sauder School of Business. Helsley — who worked at the Sauder School of Business from 1984 to 2008 and was selected as dean after Read More…