Oliver O’Reilly

More than three weeks after a vigil held by the local Iranian community for Mahsa Amini, Iranian students persist in asking for direct support from UC Berkeley as protests continue to escalate around the world. 

UC Berkeley selected Oliver O’Reilly as the vice provost for undergraduate education and Victoria Plaut as the vice provost for faculty.

In light of a recent spike in campus COVID-19 cases, professors are seeing an increase in students requesting alternative options to in-person finals. 

For many disabled and high-risk students, the return to campus has been frightening and stressful. Routine issues such as lack of ventilation in classrooms become dangerous when students have underlying conditions or are immunocompromised. 

Campus administration has proposed a $139 per semester fee to fund student technology, drawing criticism from ASUC officials who say the process is not transparent and that campus funds should be used instead. 

The ASUC Senate held its first public meeting of the semester Wednesday, where senators and campus administrators discussed funding, ASUC projects and the return to in-person classes.

In a time of unknowns and uncertainties, many students with disabilities desire hybrid instruction, not as an accommodation, but rather as a matter of ensuring public health.

Students are vocalizing concerns about returning to in-person classes without a campus requirement for professors to record lectures.

UC Berkeley professor in mechanical engineering Oliver O'Reilly will serve as campus' interim vice provost for undergraduate education beginning July 1.

Catherine Koshland, a member of the UC Berkeley community since 1984, has agreed to serve as the interim executive vice chancellor and provost, while campus launches a nationwide search for a permanent replacement for Paul Alivisatos per campus policy.