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Thursday, January 21, 2021

‘Our fragile democracy has prevailed’: Berkeley community reacts to Joe Biden’s inauguration

Many Berkeley community members were relieved at President Joe Biden's inauguration, with Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín saying in an email he was “pleased” to see Biden decide immediately to have the U.S. rejoin the World Health Organization and the Paris Agreement, as well as block the Keystone XL pipeline. Several also cited their hope for progress in the country, especially given the violent riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6. (Photo by Gage Skidmore under CC BY-SA 2.0.)

President Joe Biden’s inauguration Wednesday was met with happiness and relief from Berkeley City Council and campus community members.
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Op-Eds

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Vote yes on ACA 5 for a more equitable public education system

Be politically active if you desire change. And one of our first steps in balancing the scales of racial injustice in education should be to vote for ACA 5.
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Campus

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

UC Berkeley to start Upper Hearst housing construction, pending UC Board of Regents’ approval

UC Berkeley intends to start construction on the Upper Hearst Parking Structure and Ridge parking lot in September, transforming the property into a six-story residential housing and a four-story academic building, the campus announced Wednesday morning.
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National

Monday, February 18, 2019

‘Equitable growth for the future’: UC Berkeley professors work with US Sen. Elizabeth Warren to revamp tax policy

Teaching, researching and producing blueprints for tax policy that can potentially affect the entire nation — that is the daily life of two UC Berkeley professors who are currently working with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, to address the issue of wealth disparity in the United States.
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Campus

Thursday, November 1, 2018

UC president, public policy school dean, UC Berkeley professor discuss midterm elections

UC President Janet Napolitano, dean of the campus Goldman School of Public Policy Henry Brady and campus professor of public policy Robert Reich speculated about the upcoming midterm elections’ possible outcomes and spoke about the state of the country as a whole during a panel Tuesday.
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Monday, October 5, 2015

UC Berkeley panel discusses student loans, costs of higher education

Members of the UC Berkeley community discussed student loans and the rising costs of higher education across the nation at a panel Monday, voicing concerns about a general lack of student financial literacy and an absence of action to support public higher education.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Researchers use game theory to show link between government surveillance and corruption

Researchers at UC Berkeley’s School of Information used game theory to demonstrate that governments tend to abuse existing surveillance systems to stay in power.
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College Life

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Coming soon to a school near you: UC food initiative

UC Berkeley is often ahead of the pack to champion innovations that promote sustainability. It now seems that the next opportunity for the university to become involved with progressive change is coming soon. As announced by Alice Waters in UC Berkeley’s Edible Education 101, UC President Janet Napolitano and the chancellors of
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

UC Riverside announces plans to open new graduate school of public policy

UC Riverside announced the opening of a new graduate school of public policy on Monday, with hopes that the program will become a center for training real-world policymakers uniquely equipped to work in Southern California.
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