Chancellor Robert Birgenau and UC Police Chief Mitch Celaya at today's press conference. Photo: Lance Knobel [See update at foot of story.] “Now we’re there along with Kent State and Virginia Tech,” said a visibly upset Chancellor Robert Birgeneau at the end of a press conference today about the shooting at the Haas School of […]
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Cal Chancellor calls on Silicon Valley to help with funding
Cal Chancellor Robert Birgeneau (center) flanked by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande (right), and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer (left), as well as Associate Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs Claire Holmes, at a press conference today on campus UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau said it’s time for corporate California to step […]
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Biting the bullet: behind the Cal sports decision
Athletic Director Sandy Barbour In a sombre press conference this afternoon, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, Athletic Director Sandy Barbour and Vice-Chancellor Frank Yeary explained their decision to cut five varsity sports: baseball, men’s and women’s gymnastics, men’s rugby and women’s lacrosse. “This is a difficult and painful day for our intercollegiate athletic programs,” Barbour […]
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UC Regents consider online pilot, clarify admissions
Berkeley School of Law Dean Christopher Edley discusses the future of online learning at the University of California By Rachel Gross At Berkeleyside, we get up at 6 a.m. (okay, more like 7) and cover long meetings concerning the future of higher education so you don’t have to. But we don’t mind! Because they give us […]
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UC Berkeley Chancellor declares it a “difficult year”
Chancellor Robert Birgeneau UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau is telling his staff that this has been ‘the single most difficult year I personally have experienced.” Birgeneau, who has served as chancellor since 2004, had to deal with severe fiscal constraints, staff furloughs, large-scale protests, vandalism and violence on and near the campus, hunger strikes, and […]
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Comment: Does anyone else have protest fatigue?
When I heard the news on Wednesday that: 1) The organization World Can’t Wait will be picketing the Berkeley Law School graduation at the Greek Theater on Friday to protest the presence of John Yoo on the faculty; 2) State Senator Gloria Romero won’t be attending the Latino students’ graduation to protest the fact that […]
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Chancellor Birgeneau to implement cost-cutting measures in line with report’s recommendations
UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau (left) has said he will implement recommendations made in a consultants’ report in order to reduce costs at the campus by a minimum of $75 million annually over the next three years. Cost cutting will focus on five areas: procurement, organizational simplification, information technology, energy and student services. Initiative […]
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UC Berkeley launches diversity initiative
The university today launched the UC Berkeley Initiative for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, backed by a $16 million grant from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund. The initiative includes research projects, five faculty research chairs, student scholarships, campus programs and “several dozen” new courses in American Cultures. “We are in one of the most […]
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No charges in UC Chancellor’s home case
No charges will be filed for now against any of the people arrested in Friday night’s attack on the UC Chancellor’s Berkeley home pending further investigation. At the Chancellor Robert Birgeneau’s campus home, repair work continued where police said late Friday a crowd of about 75 protesters marched to protest upcoming increases in student fees […]
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Protesters attack home of UC Chancellor as he sleeps
A broken light in front of chancellor’s home (Courtesy Noah Berger, AP) A broken light in front of chancellor’s home (Courtesy Noah Berger, AP) State and university officials are condemning a Friday night attack on the home of the UC Berkeley Chancellor. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called the 11:15 pm incident, in which eight people were arrested, […]
