Catherine Koshland

The California Supreme Court's Thursday ruling ordered campus to freeze enrollment at 2020-2021 levels, which will prevent thousands of students from enrolling at UC Berkeley in the fall.

UC Berkeley officially welcomed students, staff and faculty back onto campus Monday following a previous campus Division of Student Affairs press release sent Friday that outlined updates to the mask and vaccination policy. 

Three prominent UC Berkeley figures met virtually Monday in order to reflect on the past year and discuss what the future holds. 

UC Berkeley professor in mechanical engineering Oliver O'Reilly will serve as campus' interim vice provost for undergraduate education beginning July 1.

Catherine Koshland, a member of the UC Berkeley community since 1984, has agreed to serve as the interim executive vice chancellor and provost, while campus launches a nationwide search for a permanent replacement for Paul Alivisatos per campus policy.

With the COVID-19 pandemic throwing the UC Berkeley community into a virtual setting last spring, campus administrators continue to work to stay ahead of an unpredictable curve.

The majority of fall semester instruction will be held online, with a select number of classes consisting of 25 or fewer people meeting in person.

In a campuswide email Wednesday, the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost released recommendations regarding the proctoring of finals under shelter-in-place orders.

Campus administration extended the deadlines to drop or withdraw from summer courses with a refund Tuesday. The move was made to allow students more flexibility and more time to try out courses and their online format before worrying about deadlines.

Campus officials announced Friday that summer classes would be completely online in response to the COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic. All summer 2020 classes will be offered through Zoom, bCourses and other virtual methods.