BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 17, 2023
College of Letters and Science
Campus
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
FPF lecturers, readers prepare to unionize
Fall Program for First Semester, or FPF, lecturers and readers have filed a grievance with campus officials in efforts of unionizing and are currently awaiting a response.
Campus
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
FPF lecturers, readers prepare to unionize
Fall Program for First Semester, or FPF, lecturers and readers have filed a grievance with campus officials in efforts of unionizing and are currently awaiting a response.
Campus
MAY 23, 2023
Campus creates college of Computing, Data Science and Society, 1st college in 50 years
Approved by the University of California Board of Regents on May 18, CDSS is UC Berkeley’s first new college in 50 years. The undergraduate majors in computer science, data science and statistics currently housed in the College of Letters and Science, or L&S, are expected to transition into the new college by spring 2024, according to Assistant Dean of Communications for CDSS Tiffany Lohwater.
Campus
MAY 23, 2023
Campus creates college of Computing, Data Science and Society, 1st college in 50 years
Approved by the University of California Board of Regents on May 18, CDSS is UC Berkeley’s first new college in 50 years. The undergraduate majors in computer science, data science and statistics currently housed in the College of Letters and Science, or L&S, are expected to transition into the new college by spring 2024, according to Assistant Dean of Communications for CDSS Tiffany Lohwater.
Editorials
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Ironies of a public university: EECS edition
An admission rate of 2.9% for arguably the most popular major at UC Berkeley goes against everything a public school should stand for.
Editorials
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Ironies of a public university: EECS edition
An admission rate of 2.9% for arguably the most popular major at UC Berkeley goes against everything a public school should stand for.
Campus
DECEMBER 12, 2022
College of Letters and Science extends pass/no pass deadline, select departments follow suit
In light of the ongoing academic workers strike, the College of Letters and Science extended its pass/no pass deadline from Dec. 2 to Dec. 11 after an unanimous motion passed Wednesday.
Campus
DECEMBER 12, 2022
College of Letters and Science extends pass/no pass deadline, select departments follow suit
In light of the ongoing academic workers strike, the College of Letters and Science extended its pass/no pass deadline from Dec. 2 to Dec. 11 after an unanimous motion passed Wednesday.
Campus
DECEMBER 08, 2022
College of Letters and Science extends pass/no pass late action deadline to Dec. 11
In response to a formal request from UC Berkeley's ASUC, the Letters & Science Executive Committee has extended the pass/no pass late action deadline to Dec. 11 at 11:59 pm.
Campus
DECEMBER 08, 2022
College of Letters and Science extends pass/no pass late action deadline to Dec. 11
In response to a formal request from UC Berkeley's ASUC, the Letters & Science Executive Committee has extended the pass/no pass late action deadline to Dec. 11 at 11:59 pm.
Career Fair & Study Abroad 2022
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
How can a person know everything at 7, but nothing at 19?
I had always been told that college would be a time of self-discovery and “finding yourself,” and realized that there wasn’t a particular field of study or career path I could see myself exploring.
Career Fair & Study Abroad 2022
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
How can a person know everything at 7, but nothing at 19?
I had always been told that college would be a time of self-discovery and “finding yourself,” and realized that there wasn’t a particular field of study or career path I could see myself exploring.
Campus
JUNE 06, 2022
EECS 16B removed from computer science major requirements
The EECS department announced May 26 that EECS 16B will no longer be a major course requirement for the computer science major.
Campus
JUNE 06, 2022
EECS 16B removed from computer science major requirements
The EECS department announced May 26 that EECS 16B will no longer be a major course requirement for the computer science major.
Campus
APRIL 21, 2022
‘Shouldn’t be restricted’: UC Berkeley CS 70 enrollment restrictions rescinded
UC Berkeley's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences announced that future enrollment for Computer Science 70 would not be restricted by major.
Campus
APRIL 21, 2022
‘Shouldn’t be restricted’: UC Berkeley CS 70 enrollment restrictions rescinded
UC Berkeley's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences announced that future enrollment for Computer Science 70 would not be restricted by major.
Op-Eds
APRIL 08, 2022
A personal view of UC Berkeley’s EECS crisis
Losing just a single one of these scaled classes will be a disaster since the department must provide more than 7,000 student-seats per year in the upper division courses. It will create a situation where there are simply not enough classroom seats for our existing majors to meet graduation requirements.
Op-Eds
APRIL 08, 2022
A personal view of UC Berkeley’s EECS crisis
Losing just a single one of these scaled classes will be a disaster since the department must provide more than 7,000 student-seats per year in the upper division courses. It will create a situation where there are simply not enough classroom seats for our existing majors to meet graduation requirements.
Campus
MARCH 06, 2022
Berkeley community reacts to CA Supreme Court ruling on enrollment cap
The UC Berkeley community reacted with mixed emotions to Thursday’s California Supreme Court ruling limiting campus enrollment to 2020-21 numbers.
Campus
MARCH 06, 2022
Berkeley community reacts to CA Supreme Court ruling on enrollment cap
The UC Berkeley community reacted with mixed emotions to Thursday’s California Supreme Court ruling limiting campus enrollment to 2020-21 numbers.
