School of Social Welfare

Whether scrambling for a book last minute, joining a community-based chess club or just needing a place to recharge devices, UC Berkeley students see the Berkeley Public Library as a valuable resource.

Amid the flurry of hellos exchanged by students and instructors is a general misconception about disability, according to campus graduate student Rosa Enriquez.

Devoted parents and cherished friends were among the 35 people who died from COVID-19 in Berkeley over the course of the pandemic. Some were pioneers in their respective fields, and others were passionate social workers with bright futures ahead of them.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, or CED, Dean Vishaan Chakrabarti hosted a virtual toast Wednesday to celebrate the renaming of the CED’s Wurster Hall to Bauer Wurster Hall in honor of Catherine Bauer Wurster and William Wurster.

Three UC Berkeley students were selected to participate in a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, or RWJF, leadership program as Health Policy Research Scholars.

The UC Board of Regents discussed UC Berkeley’s proposal to develop student and supportive housing on the historic People’s Park site, as the campus intends to seek approval of preliminary funds later this year.

East Bay voters must choose between blue and green, as the ballot lists both incumbent Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, and Green Party activist Laura Wells. Both candidates’ platforms include education reform, health care accessibility and addressing class inequality.

After seven years as dean of the campus School of Social Welfare, Jeffrey Edleson announced last week that he will step down after this academic year.

Attorneys and activists Saru Jayaraman and Angela Glover Blackwell were slated to speak at the College of Natural Resources, or CNR, and Goldman School of Public Policy, of GSPP, graduation ceremonies, respectively.

Yet, even as our efforts are having the desired results, external forces outside our control add an unfortunate element of uncertainty to our financial future.