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February 7, 2022

Berkeley Life
Mi Familia Es Mi Energía

My transition and time here at Berkeley, both online and in-person, cannot be possible without an energizer. I’m not talking about an energizer that can keep me awake all day, I’m talking about an energizer that fuels me through the semester, through the spaces where I fail to find people who look like me, through the spaces where all I hear is English and never Spanish.

A learning hub to help students find community and achieve success

Berkeley is academically demanding, and some students learn that all too quickly when they arrive on campus. Success at the university requires not only aptitude and grit but also community and academic support — and the latter is where the Student Learning Center (SLC) comes in.

February 2, 2022

Berkeley Life
Chef Marcos Shares Love Of Food

Being a student at Berkeley means attending the number one public university, interacting with world-renowned faculty, and surrounding yourself with a collaborative community. 

February 1, 2022

Berkeley News
UC Berkeley breaks ground on Helen Diller Anchor House

Construction has begun on a 772-bed, apartment-style housing project for UC Berkeley transfer students that is being designed, built and funded by the Helen Diller Foundation.

The 500,000 square-foot building, named Helen Diller Anchor House, will be gifted to Berkeley upon its completion and is anticipated to be open in time for the 2024-2025 academic year...

Berkeley News
Celebrating Black History Month

Each February we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting achievements, tribulations and everyday experiences across UC Berkeley’s increasingly diverse Black community.

January 25, 2022

Berkeley News
Berkeley prepares to resume in-person instruction next week

We’re looking forward to resuming in-person instruction on Monday, Jan. 31. We’re hopeful that the worst of the omicron surge is behind us but have plans in place should we see high numbers of students, staff and faculty unable to come to campus for COVID-19 related reasons...

January 19, 2022

Berkeley News
Campus leaders talk COVID protocols, answer student questions on Instagram Live

While the COVID-19 Omicron variant surges across the country, UC Berkeley is in position to combat the continued pandemic this semester on campus through increased access for students, staff and faculty to testing, booster vaccines and therapeutic care. Campus leaders and health experts are hopeful COVID rates will begin to drop from their recent plateau by the end of the month, and they are committed to the return of in-person classes on Jan.

January 7, 2022

Berkeley News
UC Berkeley will begin spring semester with mostly remote instruction

With COVID-19 cases surging and positivity rates on the rise, it’s clear we’re in for a challenging January. As we navigate the omicron wave it’s important that we be especially flexible and patient with one another. In this spirit, we’re writing to share some updates to our instructional plans for the spring semester...

January 4, 2022

Berkeley News
Winter graduates turn to their future

Xander Young was just a few weeks into his first semester at UC Berkeley in March 2020 when in-person life ended and he, and all his fellow classmates, moved classes, clubs and college comradery online...