BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 22, 2023
Academic Senate
Campus
APRIL 13, 2020
Graduate Assembly elects 2020-21 executive board via Zoom
The Graduate Assembly held elections for its executive board for next year via Zoom, while elections for the Graduate Council were postponed until May. Despite the meeting being held remotely, procedures, discussions and votes were able to occur similarly to regular in-person meetings.
Campus
APRIL 13, 2020
Graduate Assembly elects 2020-21 executive board via Zoom
The Graduate Assembly held elections for its executive board for next year via Zoom, while elections for the Graduate Council were postponed until May. Despite the meeting being held remotely, procedures, discussions and votes were able to occur similarly to regular in-person meetings.
Campus
APRIL 02, 2020
150W initiatives celebrate women on UC Berkeley campus
As UC Berkeley marks its 150th anniversary of admitting women on campus, the 150W initiatives and history project aim to celebrate women and their accomplishments on campus.
Campus
APRIL 02, 2020
150W initiatives celebrate women on UC Berkeley campus
As UC Berkeley marks its 150th anniversary of admitting women on campus, the 150W initiatives and history project aim to celebrate women and their accomplishments on campus.
UC
MARCH 19, 2020
UC regents meet virtually to discuss standardized testing requirements, People's Park development
The UC Board of Regents convened virtually Thursday to discuss standardized testing requirements, to hear public comment regarding the UC system’s COVID-19 response and to approve preliminary plans to build on People’s Park.
UC
MARCH 19, 2020
UC regents meet virtually to discuss standardized testing requirements, People's Park development
The UC Board of Regents convened virtually Thursday to discuss standardized testing requirements, to hear public comment regarding the UC system’s COVID-19 response and to approve preliminary plans to build on People’s Park.
Campus
MARCH 19, 2020
UC Berkeley students petition for alternative grading models for semester
Members of the campus community have started two petitions calling for alternative grading systems to be implemented to compensate for the changes caused by the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, outbreak.
Campus
MARCH 19, 2020
UC Berkeley students petition for alternative grading models for semester
Members of the campus community have started two petitions calling for alternative grading systems to be implemented to compensate for the changes caused by the COVID-19, colloquially known as the coronavirus, outbreak.
State
MARCH 09, 2020
LIVE: Updates on the COVID-19 situation in Berkeley
Here's what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley's campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.
State
MARCH 09, 2020
LIVE: Updates on the COVID-19 situation in Berkeley
Here's what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley's campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.
UC
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Protesters call for cost of living adjustment on Sproul Plaza, at Crossroads dining hall
“COLA 4 All,” “Solidarity with UCSC” and “Eat the Regents” were some of the phrases written on the signs present during a protest Feb. 21, which was staged in solidarity with the UC Santa Cruz graduate students on strike for a cost of living adjustment.
UC
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
Protesters call for cost of living adjustment on Sproul Plaza, at Crossroads dining hall
“COLA 4 All,” “Solidarity with UCSC” and “Eat the Regents” were some of the phrases written on the signs present during a protest Feb. 21, which was staged in solidarity with the UC Santa Cruz graduate students on strike for a cost of living adjustment.
Campus
FEBRUARY 04, 2020
UC Berkeley's Instructional Resilience Task Force holds town hall to discuss campus closures
UC Berkeley’s Instructional Resilience Task Force held a town hall Tuesday for faculty and staff to discuss campus approaches to events like power outages and poor air quality that could disrupt instruction.
Campus
FEBRUARY 04, 2020
UC Berkeley's Instructional Resilience Task Force holds town hall to discuss campus closures
UC Berkeley’s Instructional Resilience Task Force held a town hall Tuesday for faculty and staff to discuss campus approaches to events like power outages and poor air quality that could disrupt instruction.
Campus
FEBRUARY 04, 2020
UC lecturers rally after contract expires
The University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1474 staged a rally on the steps of Sproul Hall on Monday, as part of a statewide demonstration calling attention to the expiration of their contract.
Campus
FEBRUARY 04, 2020
UC lecturers rally after contract expires
The University Council-American Federation of Teachers Local 1474 staged a rally on the steps of Sproul Hall on Monday, as part of a statewide demonstration calling attention to the expiration of their contract.
UC
DECEMBER 15, 2019
‘They deserve recognition’: UC lecturers bargain for higher pay, job security
Contentious topics, such as compensation for unpaid work and job stability, are being discussed as UC lecturers renegotiate their contract with the university.
UC
DECEMBER 15, 2019
‘They deserve recognition’: UC lecturers bargain for higher pay, job security
Contentious topics, such as compensation for unpaid work and job stability, are being discussed as UC lecturers renegotiate their contract with the university.
UC
DECEMBER 12, 2019
UC system sued over use of standardized tests in admissions process
A group of students and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit against the UC system Tuesday to end the requirement of SAT and ACT scores in the UC application process.
UC
DECEMBER 12, 2019
UC system sued over use of standardized tests in admissions process
A group of students and nonprofit organizations filed a lawsuit against the UC system Tuesday to end the requirement of SAT and ACT scores in the UC application process.
