Consider making a donation to support the coverage that shapes the face of Berkeley.
The university must hold the values of fairness and humanity equally close as we confront these issues. In this challenging time, our commitment to this work and to the UC community is steadfast and as strong as ever.
Read More…
CalSERVE candidate Varsha Sarveshwar is running unopposed for External Affairs Vice President, or EAVP, in the upcoming 2019 ASUC elections, campaigning on a platform to make student voices heard in “spaces of power” that make policy decisions affecting the campus community.
Read More…
At Wednesday night’s regular ASUC meeting, senators discussed SUPERB’s referendum plan for the upcoming election and the push by the Office of the External Affairs Vice President, or EAVP, to remove the SAT or ACT requirement from the UC application.
Read More…
CalSERVE announced its nine-person senate slate for the 2019 ASUC elections Thursday night, one year after winning only three of 20 senate seats in the 2018 elections.
Read More…
The 2019 ASUC elections a mere month away, CalSERVE released its three-person executive slate Monday evening, advocating as a party for “equal rights and a valid education.”
Read More…
A policy regarding the process of handling sexual misconduct accusations went into effect across the UC system Friday after a California court of appeals ruled in December that the respondent is entitled to certain rights, including the right to cross-examine the claimant and the right to a hearing in higher education environments.
Read More…
A UC Berkeley student is taking legal action against the UC Board of Regents in order to reverse a “groundless” suspension she received from the campus after she was found more likely than not to have violated Title IX policy.
Read More…
The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, came under fire last year from community members and eventually the California Department of Education, or CDE, for failing to properly handle a Title IX violation in a district elementary school, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
Read More…
A UC Davis student filed a petition Thursday in the Alameda County Superior Court to the UC Board of Regents after he was issued a two-year suspension from the UC system for allegedly violating the UC Davis Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy and the UC Policy on Student Conduct and Discipline.
Read More…
A Title IX investigation found that UC Berkeley professor Alan Tansman had more likely than not harassed a student. His “punishment” is a two years suspension –– one of which is paid sabbatical –– before we will be able to return to campus. Allowing Tansman this privilege sends a clear message to the student body: A professor’s livelihood is more valuable than that of survivors.
Read More…
