BERKELEY'S NEWS • NOVEMBER 18, 2023
Varsha Sarveshwar
UC
JULY 21, 2020
'Ready to listen': An overview of Janet Napolitano's term as UC president
After announcing her resignation Sept. 18, 2019, UC President Janet Napolitano's seven-year tenure is coming to an end, and she will be replaced by Michael Drake on Aug. 1.
UC
JULY 21, 2020
'Ready to listen': An overview of Janet Napolitano's term as UC president
After announcing her resignation Sept. 18, 2019, UC President Janet Napolitano's seven-year tenure is coming to an end, and she will be replaced by Michael Drake on Aug. 1.
UC
JULY 07, 2020
Michael Drake becomes 1st Black person, person of color appointed UC president
Dr. Michael Drake will be the next president of the UC system — the first person of color and the first Black person to hold the position.
UC
JULY 07, 2020
Michael Drake becomes 1st Black person, person of color appointed UC president
Dr. Michael Drake will be the next president of the UC system — the first person of color and the first Black person to hold the position.
UC
JULY 06, 2020
UC Academic Council calls for radical reform of UC police force
The UCPD is in need of a “visionary and transformative” restructuring in the wake of the national Black Lives Matter movement, the UC Academic Council said in a letter June 29.
UC
JULY 06, 2020
UC Academic Council calls for radical reform of UC police force
The UCPD is in need of a “visionary and transformative” restructuring in the wake of the national Black Lives Matter movement, the UC Academic Council said in a letter June 29.
State
JUNE 15, 2020
CA State Assembly passes bill focused on reinstating affirmative action
ACA 5, the bill repealing California’s ban on affirmative action, passed through the California State Assembly on Wednesday, nullifying Proposition 209.
State
JUNE 15, 2020
CA State Assembly passes bill focused on reinstating affirmative action
ACA 5, the bill repealing California’s ban on affirmative action, passed through the California State Assembly on Wednesday, nullifying Proposition 209.
UC
JUNE 08, 2020
'The absolute best choice': UC Berkeley student to be 1st undergraduate transfer on UC Board of Regents
UC Berkeley rising senior Alexis Zaragoza became the first ever undergraduate transfer student nominated as the UC student regent Friday.
UC
JUNE 08, 2020
'The absolute best choice': UC Berkeley student to be 1st undergraduate transfer on UC Board of Regents
UC Berkeley rising senior Alexis Zaragoza became the first ever undergraduate transfer student nominated as the UC student regent Friday.
ASUC
MAY 25, 2020
'Lower stipends, but more voice': ASUC officials receive less pay than other school governments do
ASUC Senator Romario, who does not use a last name, did not anticipate struggling to financially sustain himself due to the sheer workload of an ASUC senator when he ran for the position last year.
ASUC
MAY 25, 2020
'Lower stipends, but more voice': ASUC officials receive less pay than other school governments do
ASUC Senator Romario, who does not use a last name, did not anticipate struggling to financially sustain himself due to the sheer workload of an ASUC senator when he ran for the position last year.
UC
MAY 18, 2020
'Mysterious body of people': A look into the UC governing board
The UC Board of Regents makes decisions that impact every UC student’s life — determining student tuition, approving campus developments, setting the UC system’s budget and more — yet most students across the system do not know who the regents are.
UC
MAY 18, 2020
'Mysterious body of people': A look into the UC governing board
The UC Board of Regents makes decisions that impact every UC student’s life — determining student tuition, approving campus developments, setting the UC system’s budget and more — yet most students across the system do not know who the regents are.
UC
MAY 12, 2020
UC President Janet Napolitano recommends Board of Regents suspends use of ACT, SAT, finds other options
UC President Janet Napolitano recommended that UC campuses suspend use of the ACT and SAT standardized tests as admissions requirements until 2024 in a proposal to be considered by the Board of Regents at its May 21 meeting.
UC
MAY 12, 2020
UC President Janet Napolitano recommends Board of Regents suspends use of ACT, SAT, finds other options
UC President Janet Napolitano recommended that UC campuses suspend use of the ACT and SAT standardized tests as admissions requirements until 2024 in a proposal to be considered by the Board of Regents at its May 21 meeting.
Campus
MAY 11, 2020
UC Berkeley students receive emergency aid as part of federal coronavirus relief bill
Many UC Berkeley students received $500 this week, as campus was given $30.4 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act.
Campus
MAY 11, 2020
UC Berkeley students receive emergency aid as part of federal coronavirus relief bill
Many UC Berkeley students received $500 this week, as campus was given $30.4 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act.
Sexual Misconduct
MAY 08, 2020
Department of Education updates Title IX guidance for sexual misconduct, UC opposes
The U.S. Department of Education released a series of new guidelines for handling Title IX cases Wednesday, including a requirement to hold live hearings and allow cross-examination — a decision that UC administration said it opposes.
Sexual Misconduct
MAY 08, 2020
Department of Education updates Title IX guidance for sexual misconduct, UC opposes
The U.S. Department of Education released a series of new guidelines for handling Title IX cases Wednesday, including a requirement to hold live hearings and allow cross-examination — a decision that UC administration said it opposes.
