Robert Birgeneau

In the wake of Chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ resignation, The Daily Californian looks back at controversies that have faced the campus’s last three chancellors.

As rumors swirl about factors that may have contributed to UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ decision to resign, campus faculty are scrambling to make sense of the announcement and what it portends for a campus already mired in controversy.

David Maldonado stood above the crowd that had packed into Anna Head Alumnae Hall — a crowd that included the mayor of Berkeley, a former campus chancellor, a California state senator, Maldonado’s smiling wife and kids and his fellow graduates — and changed the song. On top of everything else, he was the graduation DJ.

The National Science Board awarded former UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau the Vannevar Bush Award on Thursday for his research in physics and dedication to public education, among other contributions.

Using an avant-garde X-ray technique, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers recently made the first direct measurements of liquid crystals’ molecular structure — marking possible performance improvements to liquid-crystal displays in smartphone and computer screens.

UC Berkeley researchers studying public research universities released a report Thursday that proposes strategies to sustain these institutions and their students despite state funding cuts.

With voting for the ASUC elections beginning Monday, The Daily Californian is fact-checking some of the more significant assertions made by candidates at its annual ASUC elections forum held last week.

Amid continuing financial challenges, the campus announced comprehensive cost-cutting measures Wednesday morning, with plans to reimagine administrative systems, investments and discretionary expenses.

More than 100 East Bay civil servants, community activists and residents gathered to address the lack of affordable housing options in the region at a town hall meeting in Oakland on Thursday night.

The campus Chicano Latino Alumni Association launched an online petition directed at Chancellor Nicholas Dirks on Sept. 18 to highlight underrepresentation of Chicano/Latino individuals in campus senior management positions.