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Thursday, January 21, 2021

UC Board of Regents discusses funding, pandemic, entrance exams

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During an afternoon board meeting, the UC Board of Regents discussed the aftermath of its decision to suspend the use of the ACT and SAT in UC admissions until 2024. They came to the conclusion that developing a new test within the time frame would not be possible, but the Smarter Balanced assessment, which is already taken by all public school students in California, could be modified into a useful admissions tool.

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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Campus

Friday, August 28, 2020
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$24M donated to aid underrepresented UC Berkeley students

In an effort to help underrepresented students at UC Berkeley, Robert and Colleen Haas recently donated $24 million to two scholarship programs.
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Campus

Thursday, May 14, 2020

UC Berkeley announces results of #GivingTuesdayNow for pandemic aid

Chancellor Carol Christ announced Tuesday the results of the previous week’s #GivingTuesdayNow, a “global day of giving” to support the people most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Campus

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Consulting firm releases report on campus fundraising efforts

The administration hired consultants from Marts & Lundy to conduct studies on different aspects of the campus’s fundraising enterprises over the past year.
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Campus

Sunday, July 22, 2018

UC Berkeley sets fundraising record at $569M in donations during 2017-18 fiscal year

A campus report shows that about 66,000 donors contributed toward the grand total, which is composed of funds from 108,000 individual gifts.
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Campus

Monday, November 28, 2016

Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer to speak at 2016 winter commencement

When UC Berkeley’s winter graduating class of 2016 gathers for commencement next month at Haas Pavilion, the campus hopes to add a little extra gold to the sea of students in blue and yellow.
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Campus

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Campus appoints vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations

Chancellor Nicholas Dirks appointed Julie Hooper as vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations on Tuesday, effective immediately.
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