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A list of emails and passwords for UC Berkeley accounts appeared to be circling social media Friday, but according to campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore, the list is not as it seems.
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Although UC Berkeley surrendered its top 10 spot in the World University Rankings this year, the institution persists as the No. 1 public university in the United States, according to the Center for World University Rankings.
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Berkeley residents stood outside their houses about 9 p.m. Wednesday and shined flashlights at the sky for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in peaceful protest in response to the death of George Floyd.
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UC Berkeley is planning a study next year to measure the effects of test-blind admissions on academic performance after UC regents voted to eliminate the use of SAT and ACT.
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In an email to staff, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos announced Thursday that no proposed appointments or reappointments of lecturers were turned down, making lecturers once again exempt from the hiring freeze.
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A number of UC Berkeley lecturers fear losing their jobs as the campus announced April 21 that they were no longer exempt from the hiring freeze.
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Faced with smoke from forest fires and days without power, UC Berkeley developed an evolving plan to maintain classes through alternative modes of instruction, allowing students to keep learning in the midst of environmental challenges.
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The UC and CSU systems will give emergency funds to undocumented students, who were excluded from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which allowed qualifying citizens to receive national stimulus checks.
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Facebook posts touting #RausserCollegeIsNotMyCollege display the sentiment among some campus students against the UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources being named in honor of Gordon Rausser, former dean of the college, after he made a $50 million donation.
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As UC Berkeley’s decision to sustain remote learning through summer 2020 continues to weigh on students, the status of the fall 2020 semester remains uncertain.
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