Anne-Lise Francois

The University of California’s campus in Berkeley is referred to by many different names, including UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California and Cal. But a new task force is considering changes to the longstanding ways that campus is identified.  

As UC Berkeley prepares to resume in-person instruction in the fall, several faculty members have raised concerns over poor ventilation in Dwinelle Hall and Wheeler Hall, posing questions about safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some UC Berkeley faculty members are willing to provide in-person instruction during the fall 2020 semester, while others, concerned about the danger of teaching amid a pandemic, are opting to teach online.

To accommodate the needs of students and faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic, UC Berkeley will follow a “hybrid” education model with a variety of options for both in-person and online classes offered in the fall.

Student employees face the risk of losing wages and jobs as Berkeley businesses struggle amid the COVID-19, or the new coronavirus, pandemic. UC Berkeley has requested that all staff members work remotely unless they are responsible for essential operations jobs.