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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

UC Berkeley students occupy People’s Park, protest campus housing plans

In order to prevent Capital Strategies from taking further soil samples of People's Park, campus students are adequately balancing schoolwork with activism by alternating shifts protesting at the park while still adhering to COVID-19 safety guidelines.

UC Berkeley students have been occupying People’s Park since Monday in hopes of pressuring the campus to stop its plans to build housing on the park.
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

UC urges Congress to double Pell Grant by 2024

The University of California launched its Double the Pell campaign in partnership with the University of California Student Association, or UCSA, and the UC Advocacy Network on Feb. 8.
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Black History Month 2021, Campus

Thursday, February 4, 2021

‘In the pipeline’: William Russell Ellis reflects on 25 years with UC Berkeley

Before he was passionate about singing, however, Ellis played many different roles in his life: track star, scholar, professor, artist and mover and shaker, acting as UC Berkeley’s vice chancellor of undergraduate affairs from 1989 to 1995.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

UCOP hosts virtual safety symposium to discuss campus policing

To deepen understanding of diverse experiences and perspectives regarding campus policing, the UC Office of the President hosted the first part of a virtual Campus Safety Symposium Tuesday.
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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Protestors tear down fences in People’s Park

UC Berkeley students and community members alike gathered in People’s Park on Friday to protest campus plans to build housing in the area, culminating in crowds of people tearing down fences and placing them on the steps of Sproul Hall.
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Thursday, January 21, 2021

UC Board of Regents discusses funding, pandemic, entrance exams

On its final day of virtual meetings this week, the UC Board of Regents discussed university donations, alternatives to college entrance exams and the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

UC Board of Regents allocates funding, discusses equity, sustainability

At its virtual meeting Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents discussed allocations of state general funds and sustainable practices.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

People’s Park partially closed for temporary soil testing

In preparation for plans to build student and supportive housing, UC Berkeley Capital Strategies, which oversees campus development, temporarily closed sections of People’s Park on Tuesday for soil and safety testing.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

UC regents approve funding technology fellowship pilot program

At its first virtual meeting of 2021, the UC Board of Regents approved funding for a technology fellowship pilot program, discussed telehealth developments and listened to concerns regarding racial discrimination.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine begins at UC medical centers

Amid another national COVID-19 surge, the arrival of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at UC medical centers signals hope for “the beginning of the end,” said Executive Vice President of UC Health Carrie Byington at a virtual UC Board of Regents meeting Tuesday.
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UC Berkeley students occupy People’s Park, protest campus housing plans

UC urges Congress to double Pell Grant by 2024

‘In the pipeline’: William Russell Ellis reflects on 25 years with UC Berkeley

UCOP hosts virtual safety symposium to discuss campus policing

Protestors tear down fences in People’s Park

UC Board of Regents discusses funding, pandemic, entrance exams

UC Board of Regents allocates funding, discusses equity, sustainability

People’s Park partially closed for temporary soil testing

UC regents approve funding technology fellowship pilot program

Distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine begins at UC medical centers