UC Berkeley places fifth in national university rankings
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UC Berkeley retained its fifth-place position in Washington Monthly’s national university ranking released Monday. Read More…
UC Berkeley places third in world university ranking
UC Berkeley placed third in the Academic Ranking of World Universities out of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Read More…
New UC open access policy allows faculty to opt out
The UC Academic Council announced Aug. 2 that it was adopting a systemwide open access policy that aims to make all research conducted by UC faculty available free to the public. Read More…
That awkward moment when your sibling is a Bruin
Just like you and your sibling, UC Berkeley and UCLA have an interesting relationship. This particular UC campus definitely took after its big-sister school. But what can be more awkward than this relationship between sibling schools? Conversations with a sibling who attends the sibling school. Here at the Clog, we Read More…
Mastering California’s ideals
UNIVERSITY ISSUES: The move to make UCLA’s full-time MBA program self-supporting is a step backwards for public higher education in California.
By signing off on a proposal to make UCLA’s full-time graduate MBA program self-supporting, UC President Mark Yudof has given up on the dream for the University of California to remain a public university supported by the state. Last month, Yudof approved the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s proposal to Read More…
Associate athletic director of UCLA resigns
UCLA Associate Athletic Director Michael Sondheimer resigned from his position on June 27 following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a minor. Read More…
Yudof approves UCLA proposal to make MBA program self-supporting
UC President Mark Yudof approved the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s proposal to change its full-time MBA program to self-supporting status last week. Read More…
Bruins vs Golden Bears
As students of the first University of California (hence the sometimes obnoxious nickname “Cal”), a lot of us were fortunate enough to get into multiple other schools under the system. And very often, the decision of where to spend four years of our lives comes down to two great places: Read More…
No longer an invisible minority
Cultural Crossroads
The first time I learned to identify myself as “white” on official government papers, I thought it was rather funny. To 12- year-old me, the term “white” did not extend beyond skin color, and the thought of me being identified in this way was so blatantly wrong that I didn’t Read More…
UC Berkeley to abandon SHIP
Campus to return to locally managed health care plan
Following months of controversy, UC Berkeley announced that it will withdraw from the systemwide UC Student Health Insurance Plan in the fall. Read More…