UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau joined a growing group of student leaders and politicians when he urged for the lifting of coverage caps from the UC Student Health Insurance Plan in a letter signed Wednesday. Read More…
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau called for the elimination of coverage caps in UC SHIP, in a letter dated Mar. 13. Read More…
UC Berkeley is one of the five most reputable universities in the world according to a recent rankings report published by Times Higher Education Monday. Read More…
The president of the campus math club comes out as undocumented in a widely-watched Youtube video, saying he hopes to bring awareness to the plight of undocumented students like him who do not have access to federal financial aid. Read More…
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau announced the creation of a Taskforce on Multicultural Student Development yesterday, the result of protests at Eshleman Hall last November. Read More…
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will lead a national effort to study and support public universities after his retirement as chancellor in June. Read More…
January: Anthropology Library Occupation After a group of demonstrators occupied the campus anthropology library, the campus administration agreed to restore its previously curtailed hours. February 18: Death of Peter Cukor Controversy arose after a Berkeley resident was killed while police were monitoring an Occupy protest nearby. February: Occupy Emails Administrators’ Read More…
UC Berkeley welcomed its next chancellor in a ceremony Tuesday afternoon celebrating his confirmation at the UC Regents meeting earlier that day.
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Following a special meeting of the UC Board of Regents to confirm his appointment, UC Berkeley Chancellor-designate Nicholas Dirks will be welcomed to his new position with classic campus fanfare Tuesday.
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When the dust had settled on the Cal football team’s worst season of Jeff Tedford’s 11-year tenure, the Bears lost more than nine games — they lost their head coach, too. Tedford, 51, was fired Tuesday morning, three days after Cal’s season-ending defeat at Oregon State. The 62-14 loss, the Read More…
