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The UC Berkeley School of Public Health, or SPH, announced Dr. Michael Lu — the current senior associate dean for academic, student and faculty affairs at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University — will be the school’s new dean.
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In an effort to address the mental health climate at UC Berkeley, the Berkeley Institute for the Future of Young Americans and the Goldman School of Public Policy hosted a conversation Thursday titled “A Generation Under Pressure: Talking Mental Health at UC Berkeley.”
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Last week, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ released a statement in response to recent microaggressions directed at Chinese American faculty members on campus –– But this isn’t an isolated incident. If UC Berkeley students and staffers truly want to be “woke,” they need to unpack their internalized biases and recognize their own prejudices. All community members must hold themselves accountable for calling out harmful and discriminatory comments to create an inclusive environment.
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ASUC senators received updates about planned housing developments from Chancellor Carol Christ and voted to increase funds for an undocumented student scholarship at Wednesday night’s regular meeting.
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Graduate student employees represented by the UC Student-Workers Union, or UAW Local 2865, delivered a letter to the office of Chancellor Carol Christ on Wednesday that outlines the union’s demands regarding the upcoming implementation of UCPath at UC Berkeley set for March 1.
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In an email sent to students Friday, campus officials advised students to remain indoors because of unhealthy air quality, adding that the Tang Center will only be providing its limited number of masks to those with underlying medical conditions.
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This week, hundreds of UC Berkeley students have felt the impact of California’s deadliest fire. Many students’ homes have been destroyed, and some students have seen their friends and families displaced. And yet, in the face of this horrible tragedy, the campus administration has demonstrated an unbelievable insensitivity to the physical and mental well-being of its students.
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Every morning, I recite to myself like a prayer, “You are strong, you are worthy, you are wonderful and you deserve to exist. You have overcome so much — you cannot let them win.”
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There’s no doubt that UC Berkeley has an affordable housing problem. A university wide survey found that approximately 10 percent of undergraduate students experience housing insecurity during their time at UC Berkeley. This means that more than 3,000 students are sleeping in cars and libraries, crashing on couches or worse.
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Members of the UC Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate discussed new frameworks to promote accessibility of campus resources, the role of standardized testing in admissions processes and students’ mental health at its meeting Monday.
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