Cruz Grimaldo

When Aryia Dattamajumdar, a campus junior and former Daily Californian staffer, received the news in her senior year of high school that she was accepted into UC Berkeley early with consideration for the Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship, she remembers screaming in excitement, hugging her family and wearing a Cal sweatshirt to school the next day. 

President Biden fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday by announcing a plan to relieve student loan debt as required payments are expected to resume this December.

UC Berkeley will be welcoming its class of students for fall 2022 following an “unprecedented” admissions cycle threatened by a cap on enrollment.

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.

UC Berkeley women in leadership positions discussed their experiences as campus’s “unsung staff heroines” Tuesday in a panel commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment’s ratification, which gave white women the right to vote.

On Tuesday, the UC Board of Regents' Special Committee on Basic Needs met at UCSF to discuss housing, food and financial insecurity for students across UC campuses.

The Alianza Staff Association, a campus Chicanx/Latinx staff association, held a luncheon Wednesday as a tribute to their 25th anniversary.

Several UC Berkeley students have had their 2017-18 financial aid disbursements put on hold because of issues with the verification process on CalCentral.

A student advisory council for the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office convened for its first meeting Thursday to receive student input.