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The state’s nonpartisan legislative analyst’s office proposed an alternative approach to state funding for public higher education in California Wednesday when it recommended the legislature pursue a major revamp of its higher education spending strategy.
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The 2007 incident in Afghanistan that left UC Berkeley senior Mike Drake the only capable medic immediately on hand won him a commendation from the army, but it didn’t help him get a job as a firefighter paramedic when the economy collapsed a year later.
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The United States’ reigning lecturer in residence revealed to the nation last week not so much the state of the union as the condition of his own beleaguered Confucian paternalism when he delivered his annual address from the Capitol.
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In a continued effort to address the concerns of student veterans, UC President Janet Napolitano announced the formation of a new veterans’ affairs advisory group Monday.
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UC Berkeley officials affirmed the preeminent position of the library as the university’s hub for information and research Monday by announcing new plans to bolster its financial backing, a culmination of a two-year effort to reinvigorate the library system.
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In a continued effort to improve online education at the University of California, UC officials announced a series of new initiatives to expand online offerings last week.
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The leaders of California’s three-tiered higher education system appeared before the UC Board of Regents on Wednesday to present collaborative initiatives addressing community college transfers, outreach to K-12 students and potential savings in procurement.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed Janet Yellen, a professor emeritus at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, as the first female head of the Federal Reserve on Monday.
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The city of Berkeley is planning major renovations for Downtown Berkeley’s BART plaza, with construction slated to begin in less than two years.
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As UC President Janet Napolitano settles into her new position at one of the world’s most prominent institutions of public higher education, students, faculty and others who opposed her appointment are settling in for the long term as well.
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