Independent Advisory Board on Police Accountability and Community Safety

The Independent Advisory Board on Police Accountability and Community Safety, or IAB, held its second public meeting Tuesday to discuss policing within the community.

After the Hispanic Serving Institution, or HSI, initiative was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, UC Berkeley is continuing its efforts to increase diversity.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ’s Independent Advisory Board on Police Accountability and Community Safety, or IAB, met for its first public meeting Wednesday.

On Wednesday, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ released campus’s response to the recommendations of the Independent Advisory Board on Police Accountability and Community Safety.

As the fall semester begins online, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ outlined the beginning of the year, addressing racial injustice on campus and the campus’s financial situation.

A group of 31 staff members engaged in the UC Berkeley School of Law’s Staff Community Circle on Anti-racism plans to send a letter to UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ endorsing recommendations for reimagining campus safety.

The Independent Advisory Board on Police Accountability and Community Safety released its report on the UCPD on June 30, recommending more than 25 changes that aim to create a safer campus environment and increase police accountability.

The national Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality has been localized to UC Berkeley’s campus, as several reforms are being made to UCPD, limiting its scope and creating public safety alternatives.