As the end of the semester nears, striking academic workers’ absence is felt by students and researchers. A small group of picketers are attempting to slow down business as usual.
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The end of the 1960s? Regents vote to put housing in People’s Park.
About 1,100 students will be housed in two buildings in the long-contested park.
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4 stories shorter: UC Berkeley drops height of People’s Park student housing complex
But construction won’t start until the 50 or so people living at People’s Park have been housed or offered services, chancellor says.
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UC Berkeley to hold in-person graduation for class of 2020 in August
Graduates will have the chance to walk across the stage at the Greek Theatre Aug. 29.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor: ‘It’s been a long tunnel but … we can see the light’
After just one year on the job, Carol Christ has significantly reduced Cal’s deficit and is moving forward with the university’s most pressing challenge: lack of student housing.
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New UC Berkeley chancellor takes reins at turbulent time
The new chancellor has inherited a university that is politically fragmented and financially distressed.
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Update: Carol Christ named UC Berkeley chancellor by unanimous Regents’ vote
The UC regents will vote Thursday on the nomination.
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Dirks says he will step down
In a letter to the campus community, Dirks said he had come to a personal decision that “the time was right for him to step aside” to “allow someone else to take up the financial and institutional challenges ahead of us.”
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks under investigation
The investigation centers on the chancellor’s use of the university’s gym and a personal trainer.
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Berkeley Law dean resigns after sexual harassment suit
Berkeley Law School Dean Sujit Choudhry has resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment lawsuit. Photo: Berkeley Law Sujit Choudhry resigned his position as dean of Berkeley Law on Thursday, following Tuesday’s filing of a lawsuit seeking damages from both Choudhry and the Regents of the University of California for sexual harassment. Tyann Sorrell, who […]
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Chancellor Dirks: Expect ‘painful changes’ at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley could face dramatic changes in a comprehensive strategic review. Photo: Greg Merritt The comprehensive strategic review announced Wednesday by UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks promises to bring significant change to the campus, including staff cuts, academic reorganization, and a more intensive effort to sweat the university’s assets, including real estate. “Change is difficult for everyone. […]
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Chancellor Dirks warns of UC Berkeley’s unsustainable structural deficit
‘A substantial and growing structural deficit’ is spurring a comprehensive strategic review of costs, processes and revenues at UC Berkeley. Photo: file ‘A substantial and growing structural deficit’ is spurring a comprehensive strategic review of costs, processes and revenues at UC Berkeley. Photo: file In a message to the UC Berkeley community at 8 a.m. […]