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Easy access to menstrual products is essential for students’ holistic health and academic success.

For the first time, California will provide $15 million in ongoing funding to various academic recruitment and retention programs; however, concerns about how the funds will potentially be distributed have been raised.

President Biden fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday by announcing a plan to relieve student loan debt as required payments are expected to resume this December.

According to information from the U.S. Office of Postsecondary Education, UC Berkeley educates a high number of lower-income students in relation to its student body, especially when compared to other universities.

In multiple meetings Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents discussed finances, accommodations and new initiatives, among other topics.

As the COVID-19 pandemic brought an increased reliance on online instruction, hundreds of Berkeley households have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit, or EBB, program for help affording internet access.

University Health Service's Health Opportunity Fund will cover $350 in medical costs for eligible students this academic year. 

Through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, UC Berkeley received $15 million in direct-to-student funding for undergraduate and graduate students.

The UC Board of Regents met virtually Thursday to hear public comment, review a report on the value of UC degrees and discuss COVID-19 case numbers in the UC health care system.