City of Berkeley issues hiring freeze due to COVID-19 pandemic
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The city of Berkeley issued a hiring freeze Monday to reduce the negative impacts of projected revenue losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘The best senior year’: UC Berkeley Senior Class Council plans ‘big send-off’, organizes virtual senior week
The Senior Class Council at UC Berkeley had a lot planned for the class of 2020 this year: a bar crawl, a group trip to repaint the Big C, a formal dance and more.
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What was your professor’s most memorable 1st day of school?
My most memorable first day of school was my first day as a graduate teaching assistant. — John Kihlstrom, professor emeritus of psychology
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A dishwasher, a garbage man, a gas station attendant: UC Berkeley professors talk their first jobs
Before they were our illustrious gatekeepers of knowledge and information, UC Berkeley professors and lecturers were just like us: scraping by on hard-earned tips, scoring coveted research positions and all the while scrubbing the dishes of some stranger.
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UC Berkeley senior thesis reveals gender stereotyping in economics forum
A recent study on gender stereotypes in the anonymous online forum Economics Job Market Rumors, or EJMR, revealed what appears to be a hostile environment toward women in some circles of the economics field.
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UC Berkeley adds 750 additional students with no concrete plans to increase academic infrastructure
Despite absorbing 750 additional in-state students this fall, campus administrators have no concrete plans to expand teaching faculty or campus infrastructure, including health resources, custodial services and dining halls.
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An ode to social media savvy professors at UC Berkeley
Through Twitter and Facebook, these faculty members keep students updated on a plethora of topics, ranging from academic matters to current events and movie festivals.
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Advice given by UC Berkeley professors and GSIs, as told by students
Stressed out about finals? Exhausted from continuously staring at your notes, wondering if there is life beyond Main Stacks? Take a deep breath. The Clog has got your back with the best finals week advice from UC Berkeley professors and GSIs, as told by students. Contact Sue Ying at [email protected]
New UC changes give equal benefits to married same-sex couples
UC Berkeley economics professor Martha Olney and her wife have been together for 30 years but during all that time she has been unable to extend her UC health benefits to her wife without paying taxes on the cost of those benefits.
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UC repudiates allegations of political polarization
UC President Mark Yudof has dismissed criticism that the UC is a dangerously politicized institution, according to letter correspondence released last week between his office and the California Association of Scholars.
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