Attending UC Berkeley is an academic challenge in itself, but it can be an even bigger challenge for students who struggle with securing stable housing. A November 2021 student Pulse Survey (brief, regular campus surveys of students to assess well-being) revealed that 26.5% of undergraduate students and 21.1% of graduate students faced housing insecurity since the beginning of October.
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February 7, 2022
The wait for UC Berkeley’s bold new home for research and innovation is nearly over. After two years of construction, the Bakar BioEnginuity Hub (BBH) is scheduled to open in February 2022.
Extensive research has shown that college students thrive, and their academic performance improves, when they have a strong sense of belonging. That’s why UC Berkeley has proactively worked to increase students’ sense of belonging through its innovative Berkeley Connect mentoring program.
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
Thirty-nine percent of UC Berkeley undergraduates and 16 percent of graduate students report a lack of consistent access to healthy, affordable food, among other needs. Berkeley’s Basic Needs Center (BNC) is a caring community that connects students to food, housing, financial, health, and other resources.
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.
For the third straight year, UC Berkeley topped the list as the nation’s best public university for startup founders, and it remains the second-best university among both private and public schools, according to Pitchbook’s 2021 annual rankings of universities released today (Nov. 17).
Cal sports are in full swing this semester with the winter programs in the heart of their schedules and many spring seasons already underway.
Since 2014, Big Give — the university’s annual fundraising blitz — has inspired the campus community to make Berkeley moments possible. What’s a Berkeley moment? It’s a moment of realization that could only happen in this extraordinary learning environment; a moment of connection between two researchers from disparate disciplines collaborating for the first time; or a moment of recognition between two alums from different decades. Really, it’s any moment when your blue and gold rise up to make you proud!
February is Black History Month, making it a time to celebrate achievements by Black people and recognize the significant roles they have had, and continue to have, in history. We asked students active in Cal’s Black community to discuss their experiences in different organizations and share their insights about the Black community at UC Berkeley.
Back in Spring of 2020, after the school went remote, I moved back to my hometown of Salinas, California. I settled into the room that I grew up sharing with my sister, and on our bedroom door hung a poster with a CSU system logo.
Due to improving COVID-19 conditions and high vaccination rates, we expect to have greater capacity in 2022-23 than in the past two years, with availability in both residence halls and apartments.
“Truly lost.” That’s how Ivan Chavez says he felt when he arrived at UC Berkeley in fall 2018. The first-generation college student, who’d spent most of his life in Tijuana, Mexico, couldn’t find people he identified with, or a campus path to help him discover his academic passion — one involving history, politics, research, and public service.
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.
February 2, 2022
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
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...
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