Middle Class Access Plan

In 1952, UC Berkeley discarded a presidential system and adopted a chancellorship.

The campus announced Wednesday that Associate Vice Chancellor for Admissions and Enrollment Anne De Luca has accepted a position at Harvard University and will be leaving UC Berkeley at the end of July.

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the UC Board of Regents is scheduled to have a critical vote on President Janet Napolitano's proposed five-year budget plan, which includes, in the absence of significant increases in state funding, 5 percent annual increases in tuition.

UC officials estimate that roughly 24,000 UC students are eligible to receive a new state scholarship geared toward middle class families and will be notified of their award amounts mid-September.

Disbursal of a new scholarship to California public university students from middle-class families will be delayed after the legislature made changes to the scholarship’s eligibility requirements last month.

For some students, an increase in tuition or fees means leaning more on their parents for funds. For others, paying their way through college is an entirely different game.

California lawmakers voted to establish a middle-class scholarship program on Saturday that will slash tuition for middle-income students at UC and CSU schools by up to 40 percent.