UC President Janet Napolitano resigns, UC regents hold meeting
After six years in office, UC President Janet Napolitano announced that she will step down from her position effective Aug. 1, 2020.
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Tag Archives: DACA
DACA uncertainty impacts professional development opportunities for undocumented students
For undocumented students at UC Berkeley, DACA provides the authorization necessary to receive financial aid through Director’s Work Study, according to the campus Undocumented Student Program, or USP, website.
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We must protect Temporary Protected Status
Since 1990, the Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, program has provided legal and humanitarian protection to immigrants in the U.S. fleeing natural disasters, war and political unrest. At the end of 2017, President Trump threatened to terminate the TPS program and deport more than 320,000 TPS beneficiaries already living in
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UC must get more funding for undocumented students
On Jan. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom put forward a $209 billion state budget proposal that outlines his vision for the state. The bill includes a series of funding increases for the UC, which signal a welcome departure from former governor Jerry Brown’s more restrained appropriations. The governor’s proposal allocated $1.3
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Eleni Kounalakis, Ed Hernandez compete as final candidates to replace Gavin Newsom as lieutenant governor
Democrats Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez will face off Nov. 6 in the race for lieutenant governor of California to replace current Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming November election.
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Undocumented UC Berkeley student finally receives US work authorization
Almost a year after being detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, for lack of documentation, UC Berkeley student and campus senior Luis Mora received his U.S. employment authorization.
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Faces of Berkeley: UC Berkeley alumnus Victor Santos works to change the finance world
According to Santos, his commitment to his company has been greatly bolstered by his ability to reside in the United States because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.
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UC lawsuit leads to more than 100,000 DACA renewals so far
The university filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in September 2017 over the decision to repeal DACA. On Jan. 9, U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued a temporary nationwide injunction.
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23 Oakland Promise scholarship recipients to attend UC Berkeley
The East Bay College Fund, or EBCF, awarded 413 total Oakland high school students with nearly $3 million combined in scholarships at a ceremony May 30.
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The New York City magic versus the Berkeley bubble
As a transfer student from New York University, my first year at Berkeley proved it was difficult to ignore how much I missed New York City.
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