Chris Peeples seeks reelection for seat on AC Transit Board of Directors
After serving on the AC Transit Board of Directors for a total of 23 years, Chris Peeples is seeking reelection this November.
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Author Archives: Julie Madsen
Club leaders face unprecedented online recruitment season amid COVID-19 pandemic
Normally, Sproul Plaza would be bustling with students handing out flyers, but this semester’s COVID-19 limitations confronted clubs with an unprecedented fall recruitment process.
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UC law school deans refute federal government criticism of Critical Race Theory
Deans from several University of California law schools released a joint statement Sept. 11 addressing the federal government’s decision banning staff training relating to white privilege and the social science framework Critical Race Theory, or CRT.
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UC Berkeley professors take action in solidarity with nationwide Scholar Strike
Professors nationwide participated in the two-day Scholar Strike, which began Tuesday and was established to promote awareness in higher education about racial violence and inequality in the United States.
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Healthy Streets program promotes socially distanced exercise, travel in Berkeley
The city of Berkeley and a local organization have partnered to address concerns about continuing daily activities while following social distancing recommendations.
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CA partnership with PerkinElmer to allow increase in COVID-19 testing capacity
The state of California will more than double its coronavirus testing capacity thanks to a partnership with PerkinElmer, a Massachusetts-based diagnostics company.
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UC Berkeley study offers solutions to diversify Bay Area neighborhoods
To spread awareness of racial segregation in Bay Area residential areas, UC Berkeley’s Othering and Belonging Institute published its final brief of a five-part research series Aug. 11, providing solutions and strategies to encourage diversity and inclusion.
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To be Asian and American
Off the Beat
When we celebrated and acknowledged Chinese traditions, however, it never felt like my culture. There has always been an intangible sense of displacement or distance from my birthplace.
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Berkeley school district fall 2020 instruction will not return to normal
More than 300 community members logged on to the third Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, town hall meeting Wednesday night where it was announced instruction would not return to normal with the upcoming school year.
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Berkeley High School Principal Erin Schweng announces decision to step down
After working in the Berkeley Unified School District for 22 years, Erin Schweng announced April 20 she is stepping down as principal of Berkeley High School.
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