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Dear students, faculty and staff,

The beginning of the school year is always a magical time for me – a blank sheet of paper, the first page of a novel. You feel the excitement of all the beginnings that surround you – new students embarking on their college or graduate school years, new...Read more about Chancellor's Back-to-School Message

Carol T. Christ, UC Berkeley’s 11th chancellor and the first woman to lead the nation’s top public research university, unveiled plans Tuesday for a...Read more about UC Berkeley Chancellor unveils 'Free Speech Year' as right-wing speakers plan campus events

Dear campus community,

I, like so many of you, am horrified by what occurred in Virginia over the weekend. Today, I join with millions of others to condemn the reprehensible acts of the racist groups that brought violence and mayhem to Charlottesville and to the University of Virginia...Read more about Thoughts on Charlottesville

A self-described "positivity activist," Shola Richards knows how to connect to a crowd. On stage at UC Berkeley's fifth annual NOW Conference, Richards, author of "Making Work Work," has been tasked with infusing UC Berkeley's staff with a healthy dose of positivity — something that he works on...Read more about Staffers bring their best selves to campus's NOW Conference

No woman is an island.

A lot of attention has been focused on Carol Christ, but it's her new cabinet that will make or break her tenure.

Christ's appointees are all well qualified. It's nice that a lot of them come from UC Berkeley. That some of them have already worked closely...Read more about Newest appointees round out Christ cabinet

UC Berkeley officials said today they are confident they will be able to accommodate a request from the Berkeley College Republicans (BCR) for conservative commentator Ben Shapiro to speak on campus on Sept. 14.

While the BCR had asked for a 500-seat venue, the group recently suggested to...Read more about Campus 'confident' Ben Shapiro event can be accommodated

Including letters of recommendation with freshman applications to Berkeley positively affected the enrollment of underrepresented students, according to a new...Read more about Recommendation letters help underrepresented applicants to Berkeley, study shows

UC Berkeley has offered admission to more than 15,500 freshmen for the fall 2017 academic year, according to data released by the campus in conjunction with the university...Read more about Berkeley releases 2017-18 admissions data

Carol Tecla Christ, renowned scholar of Victorian literature and a proven and popular administrator, stepped quietly into her new role as chancellor of UC Berkeley today.

Christ served on Berkeley's faculty and in administrative positions for 32 years before heading to Smith College, as...Read more about Carol Christ takes the reins: ‘It is an honor and a privilege to serve’

Dear campus community,

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Oscar Dubón, Jr. as Berkeley's next Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion (VCEI). Professor Dubón will begin his term as Vice Chancellor effective July 1, 2017.

Professor Dubón is the Associate Dean for...Read more about Vice Chancellor for Equity & Inclusion appointment