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Thursday, January 21, 2021

UC Board of Regents discusses funding, pandemic, entrance exams

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During an afternoon board meeting, the UC Board of Regents discussed the aftermath of its decision to suspend the use of the ACT and SAT in UC admissions until 2024. They came to the conclusion that developing a new test within the time frame would not be possible, but the Smarter Balanced assessment, which is already taken by all public school students in California, could be modified into a useful admissions tool.

On its final day of virtual meetings this week, the UC Board of Regents discussed university donations, alternatives to college entrance exams and the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Campus

Friday, August 28, 2020
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$24M donated to aid underrepresented UC Berkeley students

In an effort to help underrepresented students at UC Berkeley, Robert and Colleen Haas recently donated $24 million to two scholarship programs.
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Campus

Monday, July 27, 2020
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UC Berkeley raises more than $1B in ‘Light the Way’ campaign

UC Berkeley raised a record-breaking $1.039 billion this fiscal year, with donations from more than 61,000 donors.
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Campus

Sunday, July 22, 2018

UC Berkeley sets fundraising record at $569M in donations during 2017-18 fiscal year

A campus report shows that about 66,000 donors contributed toward the grand total, which is composed of funds from 108,000 individual gifts.
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Editorials

Thursday, April 19, 2018

UC Berkeley fundraisers are working hard. So where is the state?

STATE ISSUES: The campus has been increasing fundraising efforts, but California isn’t doing its part

Investment and fundraising are some of the more stable elements of the campus budget. Meanwhile, the state’s erratic funding behavior has thrown California higher education into turmoil.
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Monday, July 3, 2017

Carol Christ’s administration is filling up

Here’s a look at the administration as it stands now, in the opening days of Carol Christ’s chancellorship.
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Campus

Thursday, March 16, 2017

Chief investment officer of Berkeley Endowment Management Company to step down

John-Austin Saviano is stepping down as president and chief investment officer of the Berkeley Endowment Management Company, or BEMCO.
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Campus

Sunday, July 17, 2016

UC Berkeley receives record number of alumni donations this year

During the 2015-16 academic year, UC Berkeley patrons and alumni gave campus a record number of donations amid concerns about declining state funding.
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Campus

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Campus appoints vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations

Chancellor Nicholas Dirks appointed Julie Hooper as vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations on Tuesday, effective immediately.
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Campus

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

New associate vice chancellor begins term at UC Berkeley

Julie Hooper, former associate vice president for development at the University of Texas at Austin, began her term as UC Berkeley associate vice chancellor for University Relations on July 1.
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