African American Student Development

Founded as a collaboration between the African American Student Development and the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, Black Lives at Cal was founded in fall 2021 to do research and archive the untold and unearthed stories of Black history here in Berkeley. 

Although the pandemic has interrupted multiple university and campus resources, many programs continue to provide places for students to learn about healthy sexual activity and receive sexual health care.

At a college with thousands of students, it can seem difficult to find a community. However, communities on campus have coalesced to offer support.

The city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley and Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, have several virtual events planned to celebrate Black History Month, allowing community members to educate themselves on Black history.

Despite budget cuts faced by UC Berkeley, the African American Initiative, or AAI, hopes to continue its efforts to increase Black recruitment and retention rates, bolster support systems and cultivate a better campus climate.

UC Berkeley’s Black student leaders and organizers have long advocated for increased recruitment, academic support and a more welcoming campus climate for Black students, but recent national unrest has reinvigorated the campus Black Lives Matter movement's calls for change.

While planning out the end of your month, explore the educational opportunities available to learn about Black history and celebrate the cultures that thrive year-round.

The African American Student Development office, together with ASUC SUPERB Productions, hosted a vibrant music scene and vibrant collective of students for an incredibly successful evening.

It has taken more than two years of organizing rallies, marches and demonstrations for the Black Student Union, or BSU, to obtain a five-year contract for the Hearst Field Annex space with a $30,000 annual stipend to pay for its programs.

UC Berkeley’s African American Student Development Center held its grand opening of the Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center on Tuesday night after two years of advocating for a center that can provide greater resources and services to the campus’s Black community.