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The third annual United Against Hate Week kicked off Monday using social media and virtual meeting platforms.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted students with disabilities who are enrolled at large public research universities, according to a survey by the Student Experience in the Research University, or SERU, Consortium.
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A petition to the UC Berkeley Division of Student Affairs calling for a pass/no pass, or P/NP, grading option for all classes and major requirements for fall 2020 has garnered 5,420 signatures as of publication time since its creation Monday.
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Jones Berkeley, a new 170-unit apartment building located at 1500 San Pablo Ave., will be accepting lottery applications from “very low income” households for 16 of its apartment units, according to a city of Berkeley press release sent Monday.
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The Koret Foundation will be providing $2 million in scholarships for first-generation, low-income and underrepresented minority UC Berkeley students who are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A passionate advocate for homeless rights, Guy “Mike” Lee died at the age of 64 after years of activism and political involvement in Berkeley.
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A petition demanding justice for UC Berkeley junior Seth Smith, who was fatally wounded by gunfire June 15, has received 2,930 signatures as of press time.
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California State Sen. Nancy Skinner introduced two bills regarding police reform Monday — one to expand police transparency and the other to reduce police scope.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced Monday the creation of an online portal that will allow higher education institutions to more easily report foreign gifts and contracts valued at more than $250,000.
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, several summer camps for Berkeley youth have either closed for the summer or continue to navigate possible plans of instruction.
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