Paul Alivisatos

Prudence L. Carter, E.H. and Mary E. Pardee professor and dean of the Graduate School of Education, or GSE, received the Berkeley Citation from Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost A. Paul Alivisatos.

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.

UC Berkeley professor emeritus of chemistry and former director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, David Shirley died March 29 at the age of 87 due to age-related illnesses.

After 40 years at UC Berkeley, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos will be returning to his alma mater, the University of Chicago, or UChicago, as its next president.

ASUC senators passed a resolution in support of making Election Day a noninstructional holiday and discussed current student engagement efforts at their Wednesday night meeting.

In hopes of addressing the prevailing question, “What is the new normal?” the ASUC hosted a town hall with campus administrators Friday to address UC Berkeley's COVID-19 social norms campaign.

During a campus conversation Friday, UC Berkeley leaders said budget reallocations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been made through an equity lens.

Some UC Berkeley faculty members are willing to provide in-person instruction during the fall 2020 semester, while others, concerned about the danger of teaching amid a pandemic, are opting to teach online.