The 2011 UC Berkeley Deans and Chairs Retreat, held on Aug. 18, featured a presentation by the administration on the topic of campus activism — what the past few years have taught and what the recent tuition hike and other policy and administrative changes might augur for this academic year. Read More…
UC Berkeley’s next chancellor is tasked with navigating the campus through a particularly tumultuous and precarious moment in its history. Though the passage of Proposition 30 offers some respite, as the University of California no longer faces a midyear budget cut, it is only a glimmer of hope on an Read More…
If an effort by UC Berkeley to create guiding principles for the workplace succeeds, accomplishing administrative tasks should become much easier. Ideally, a new work philosophy will improve efficiency on campus dramatically. This will hopefully be the outcome of CultureCal, an online project that allows campus employees to vote on Read More…
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities touted the benefits of public education and called for increases in state appropriations for higher education in a report released Tuesday. Read More…
A new student services center opening in the spring offers students a convenient location to complete essential administrative transactions. Read More…
I want to welcome everyone back to campus and share some reflections on what I think makes this campus so special. It is no secret that UC Berkeley is going through challenging times and that the state’s persistent disinvestment in higher education forces us to make unhappy choices, such as Read More…
In an effort to streamline administrative processes within UC Berkeley Extension, the program is entering a partnership with a higher education software company, officials announced Nov. 21. Read More…
UC Berkeley is in the midst of transitioning over to Google-powered email, calendar and document sharing systems, though the migration to the new programs isn’t happening as quickly as some would like. Read More…
About 200 UC Berkeley students, faculty members and clerical workers gathered on Upper Sproul Plaza around noon to protest recent tuition increases and the management of UC funds.
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A new electronic timekeeping system being implemented at UC Berkeley is hastening its execution to comply with a recent decision at the systemwide level — an acceleration that will change the way some employees are paid.
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