Novel partnerships unveiled today — one between UC Berkeley, the city of Berkeley and several local nonprofit organizations, and the other between the campus, the city and a local church — will support unhoused individuals who live and gather in People’s Park, where work will begin this summer on urgently-needed student housing and on an open space revitalization project...
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March 3, 2022
We are extremely disheartened by today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of California, which leaves intact a lower court order that will reduce and then freeze enrollment at 2020-2021 levels and prevent thousands of students who would have been
March 1, 2022
Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has joined Berkeley SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s flagship startup accelerator, as an adviser. She will provide support and expertise for new civic technology companies that aim to enhance the relationships between people and government through technology...
The University of California, Berkeley, mourns the loss of Richard C. Blum, ’58, M.B.A. ’59, a visionary leader and philanthropist whose profound impact was felt from the nation’s capital to the Himalayas to his beloved alma mater and beyond. He passed away at his home in San Francisco on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the age of 86...
February 1, 2022
Each February we celebrate Black History Month by highlighting achievements, tribulations and everyday experiences across UC Berkeley’s increasingly diverse Black community.
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...
January 25, 2022
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
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
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
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...
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