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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos extends student loan forbearance

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced an extension of the forbearance period and a pause in interest accrual on federal student loans. Since March, this suspension of interest accrual on student loans has benefitted UC Berkeley students and alumni.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced an extension of the forbearance period and a pause in interest accrual on federal student loans Friday.
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Editorials

Thursday, August 20, 2020

UC Berkeley must reject, surpass new Title IX policies

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: New Title IX protocols harm survivors, undermine accountability, must be challenged in court

The policies offer accountability only in the gravest circumstances, making Title IX more a shield for perpetrators than a tool of justice for survivors.
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Monday, August 17, 2020

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ updated policies for sexual harassment cases go into effect

Changes to Title IX introduced by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos went into effect Friday, causing universities, including the UC system, to alter how they handle sexual harassment cases.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

Court dismisses UC sexual harassment class-action suit

Doe v. the Regents of the University of California, a class-action lawsuit involving students accused of sexual harassment, was dismissed by the Alameda County Superior Court on Thursday.
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Campus

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announces online portal for reporting foreign gifts, contracts

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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Op-Eds

Friday, June 19, 2020

Lessons from Brock Turner: UC Berkeley, do not repeat Stanford’s mistakes

As a society, when will we stop silencing the voices of these victims? When will the phrase “enough is enough” be taken seriously?
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Sexual Misconduct

Friday, May 8, 2020

Department of Education updates Title IX guidance for sexual misconduct, UC opposes

The U.S. Department of Education released a series of new guidelines for handling Title IX cases Wednesday, including a requirement to hold live hearings and allow cross-examination — a decision that UC administration said it opposes.
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National

Friday, March 20, 2020

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos authorizes suspension of payments, 0% interest rate on federal student loans

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos authorized a 0% interest rate and suspended payments on federal student loans Monday in response to the national emergency of COVID-19, the new coronavirus.
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State

Monday, March 9, 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.
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