Let’s rename Barrows Hall for Margy Wilkinson
We honor people who pioneered for social justice, organized for workers and fought against racism. Margy Wilkinson is a perfect fit for Barrows’ new name.
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UC Berkeley independent advisory board recommends demilitarizing UCPD, funding mental health resources
The Independent Advisory Board on Police Accountability and Community Safety released its report on the UCPD on June 30, recommending more than 25 changes that aim to create a safer campus environment and increase police accountability.
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Rename buildings to rectify racial injustice
CAMPUS AFFAIRS: Buildings venerating white supremacists should be renamed to honor leaders, alumni of color
If UC Berkeley understands and opposes white supremacy, campus leaders will not simply excise the names of oppressors.
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UC Berkeley reviews proposal by student groups to dename Barrows Hall
The UC Berkeley African American Student Development Office wrote a proposal July 9 to the Building Name Review Committee demanding that Barrows Hall be denamed.
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UC Berkeley to consider denaming Barrows Hall after years of community advocacy
UC Berkeley is considering a proposal to dename Barrows Hall, a building on campus that has long received criticism due to its namesake’s racist history.
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UC Berkeley’s student-led Black Lives Matter movement calls for ‘systemic change’ on campus
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.
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‘Busier than ever’: UC Berkeley researchers adapt to impacts of COVID-19
With the increase in social distancing measures and the shelter-in-place order, UC Berkeley researchers are working from home, halting lab experiments and working on projects related to COVID-19.
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Support student body by reviewing all controversial building names
CAMPUS AFFAIRS: Our diverse student population calls for a review of problematic building names
As a campus that prides itself on diversity, UC Berkeley should continue acting on its commitment to fostering an environment that uplifts students of color
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‘Making this campus more inclusive’: UC Berkeley communities react to Boalt Hall name removal
The Building Name Review Committee spent almost three years circulating surveys, inviting public comment and reading reports from an internal Berkeley Law committee.
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‘Burden of the history’: UC Berkeley removes Boalt Hall’s name
As of early Thursday morning, the campus has removed Boalt Hall’s name and the building’s name pin lettering.
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