BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Jennifer Wolch
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Academics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Berkeley humanities interdisciplinary program closes
In 2013, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded the Global Urban Humanities Initiative, or GUH, a program stemming from interdisciplinary collaboration. Both the initiative and its current iteration, the Future Histories Lab, will be closing in May 2024 after 10 years.
Academics
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Berkeley humanities interdisciplinary program closes
In 2013, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded the Global Urban Humanities Initiative, or GUH, a program stemming from interdisciplinary collaboration. Both the initiative and its current iteration, the Future Histories Lab, will be closing in May 2024 after 10 years.
Campus
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
UC Berkeley professor suspended for sex harassment allegations retires, threatens to file lawsuit against university
AlSayyad was suspended for three years without pay effective Aug. 13, after he was found to have sexually harassed a campus graduate student between 2012 and 2014. AlSayyad's suspension is still in place, according to Wolch.
Campus
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
UC Berkeley professor suspended for sex harassment allegations retires, threatens to file lawsuit against university
AlSayyad was suspended for three years without pay effective Aug. 13, after he was found to have sexually harassed a campus graduate student between 2012 and 2014. AlSayyad's suspension is still in place, according to Wolch.
Administration
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
College of Environmental Design dean Jennifer Wolch announces plan to step down in 2019
Wolch said the college would benefit from having new leadership, since it is “unusual” for deans to serve longer than 10 years.
Administration
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
College of Environmental Design dean Jennifer Wolch announces plan to step down in 2019
Wolch said the college would benefit from having new leadership, since it is “unusual” for deans to serve longer than 10 years.
City
AUGUST 31, 2017
Berkeley ranks No. 1 as most expensive college town in the country
Amid a growing housing affordability crisis across California, Berkeley topped SFGate’s list of the most expensive college towns in the country.
City
AUGUST 31, 2017
Berkeley ranks No. 1 as most expensive college town in the country
Amid a growing housing affordability crisis across California, Berkeley topped SFGate’s list of the most expensive college towns in the country.
City
APRIL 19, 2017
High demand for Berkeley real estate results in housing shortage
Berkeley homes are selling for about 20 percent more than their list prices, with prospective homebuyers facing a shortage of options, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
City
APRIL 19, 2017
High demand for Berkeley real estate results in housing shortage
Berkeley homes are selling for about 20 percent more than their list prices, with prospective homebuyers facing a shortage of options, as first reported by Berkeleyside.
Research & Ideas
MAY 25, 2016
Research highlights importance of Bay Area affordable housing
A research brief released Monday by UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project highlighted the need for the development of market-rate and subsidized housing in order to reduce displacement pressures and to alleviate the housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Research & Ideas
MAY 25, 2016
Research highlights importance of Bay Area affordable housing
A research brief released Monday by UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project highlighted the need for the development of market-rate and subsidized housing in order to reduce displacement pressures and to alleviate the housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Campus
AUGUST 12, 2014
FHA commissioner Carole Galante to step down, become campus professor
Federal Housing Administration Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing Carol Galante has announced that she will be stepping down to become a UC Berkeley professor.
Campus
AUGUST 12, 2014
FHA commissioner Carole Galante to step down, become campus professor
Federal Housing Administration Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing Carol Galante has announced that she will be stepping down to become a UC Berkeley professor.
