Building Name Review Committee

Today, a UC Berkeley work crew stripped the lettering off Moses Hall after UC President Michael Drake approved a proposal submitted by campus Chancellor Carol Christ in December to unname the building, according to a campus press release. The building, temporarily dubbed Philosophy Hall, awaits approval for the formal renaming. 

A proposal to unname UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall is under consideration as its namesake’s legacy — including racist and white supremacist writings — comes under scrutiny. 

Members of the Berkeley community brought attention to a plaque memorializing brothers Joseph and John LeConte, known for their allegedly racist histories.

The ASUC Senate on Wednesday unanimously condemned a campus exhibit that critics say glorifies a history of racism against Pilipinx people.

The complicated legacy of Alfred Kroeber will no longer be honored on a campus building after UC Berkeley denamed Kroeber Hall, a decision that has drawn both praise and criticism.

Kroeber Hall was unnamed after receiving approval from UC President Michael Drake on Tuesday morning, becoming the fourth campus building to be unnamed in the last year.

After years of student advocacy, campus officials announced today that Barrows Hall and LeConte Hall at UC Berkeley will be unnamed due to their namesakes' racist histories.

The UC Berkeley African American Student Development Office wrote a proposal July 9 to the Building Name Review Committee demanding that Barrows Hall be denamed.

UC Berkeley is considering a proposal to dename Barrows Hall, a building on campus that has long received criticism due to its namesake's racist history.

The UC Berkeley Building Name Review Committee will consider denaming proposals for Kroeber and LeConte halls, according to a campuswide email Monday.