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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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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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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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The city of Berkeley is expected to face financial hardships with the loss of thousands of students from campus, according to a report released Tuesday by city auditor Jenny Wong.
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In a campuswide email Wednesday, the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost released recommendations regarding the proctoring of finals under shelter-in-place orders.
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Campus administration sent an email to essential employees and supervisors Tuesday, implementing a requirement for staff members to wear a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Campus administration extended the deadlines to drop or withdraw from summer courses with a refund Tuesday. The move was made to allow students more flexibility and more time to try out courses and their online format before worrying about deadlines.
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During a YouTube livestream, Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos discussed the ways UC Berkeley has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and how campus has responded to it.
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The move to online classes and general reliance on the Zoom teleconference platform for many classes has brought issues to campus regarding copyright and class climate, according to a campuswide email sent Monday.
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Campus teaching assistants and instructors were barred from proctoring exams online for the remainder of the semester, according to a campuswide email sent by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos.
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