US Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes bill for tuition-free college, end to student debt
Known as the College for All Act, the bill would be paid for by a tax on Wall Street speculation, according to a press release from Sanders’ office.
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UC Berkeley ranks No. 1 on Forbes list of American value colleges
UC Berkeley ranked as the No. 1 value college in the United States by Forbes magazine — a ranking that considers which colleges are most worth a student’s investment — ahead of Ivy League schools and other UC campuses.
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Research in the Trump era: How presidential budget could affect university funding
Many campus professors fear that potential cuts could harm present and future research or mean fewer available research positions for graduate students.
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UC Berkeley among institutions that increase financial mobility
UC Berkeley was found to be among several elite institutions that facilitate low-income students moving upward economically into the top 1 percent, as shown in a study released in January by the Equality of Opportunity Project, which analyzes ways to improve educational opportunities for college-age students. In the study, UC
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UC Berkeley study suggests positive effects of increased minimum wage
A report conducted at UC Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that the benefits of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour will outweigh the costs, even within less affluent areas.
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Tax measure filed to support reduction of local class sizes
Voters will get a chance during the November election to approve the Berkeley Schools Education Excellence Act of 2016, a tax measure that calls for $28 million in tax revenue to help reduce student-to-teacher ratios at Berkeley public schools.
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Robert Reich draws crowd to International House with free lecture
Public policy professor Robert Reich filled the 400 person International House’s Chevron auditorium to fire-code capacity on Tuesday night for a lecture on inequality and the current economic system, the subject of his latest book, “Saving Capitalism.”
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UC Berkeley alumni appointed to White House economic council
As of September, four UC Berkeley alumni have been appointed to work with the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers.
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President’s budget plan aims to supplement college accessibility
Emphasizing the middle class as the forefront of the White House’s agenda, the Obama administration’s 2016 fiscal budget plan includes various policies to make higher education more attainable for students.
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Annual UC payroll data reveals gender wage gap, below-market employee compensation
The University of California released last year’s payroll data Wednesday, illuminating both salary increases and a continued earning gap between male and female faculty salaries.
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