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Oscar Dubón, materials science and engineering professor and associate dean of equity and inclusion in the College of Engineering, has been selected as UC Berkeley's next vice chancellor of equity and inclusion. Dubón entered the UC system as a 17-year-old freshman at UCLA. He arrived at...Read more about Dubón aims to innovate as new vice chancellor of equity and inclusion

Chancellor-designate Carol Christ announced her appointment of Oscar Dubón, Jr., as the campus's next vice chancellor of equity and inclusion, or VCEI, effective July 1.

Former VCEI Na'ilah Nasir resigned June 15 to become president of the Spencer Foundation, an educational research...Read more about Oscar Dubón, Jr., appointed campus’s next vice chancellor of equity and inclusion

WASHINGTON — President Trump will not immediately eliminate protections for the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children, according to new memorandums issued by the administration Thursday night.

But White House officials said Friday...Read more about 'Dreamers' to Stay in U.S. for Now, but Long-Term Fate Is Unclear

SANTA ANA, Calif. — California is aiming to quash the growth of immigration detention in the state under a proposed budget measure to push back against the Trump administration's plans to boost deportations.

The state's $125 billion budget — which is set to be approved Thursday — has a...Read more about California Aims to Quash Immigration Detention Growth

On Tuesday of this week, the University of California, Berkeley released a set of documents related to the riot that occurred on campus earlier this year during a speaking event by provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos.

In a mass e-mail sent out late Tuesday, campus spokeswoman Liane Ko wrote: "...Read more about UC Berkeley Releases Documents Pertaining to Free Speech Riot

Dear Colleagues,

It is my pleasure to share with you information about the fifth annual Next Opportunity at Work (NOW) Staff Career Development Conference, which will take place on Wednesday, July 26^th in Pauley Ballroom and throughout the MLK Student Union building.

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Francis, or "Frankie," Guzman, a 2007 UC Berkeley graduate, returned to his alma mater Sunday afternoon to address the second graduating class of the Underground Scholars Initiative, or USI, a pioneering program unique to UC Berkeley that connects campus resources to formerly incarcerated...Read more about Underground Scholars Initiative celebrates 2nd graduating class

Natalie Ruiz hears this a lot from people: "I don't know how you do it."

To grasp why they ask, we have to go back nearly four years. Ruiz had just moved into her dorm at UC Berkeley, a transfer student from Solano Community College who worked hard to get into the No. 1-ranked public...Read more about Surprise pregnancy, health woes are no match for this UC Berkeley student

UC President Janet Napolitano hosted a joint interview Friday afternoon with student journalists from across the UC campuses and UC Student Association President Ralph Washington Jr. The students and Washington asked questions regarding the recently...Read more about Napolitano discusses UCOP audit controversy with student press

For Charlie Kirk, higher education is a political battleground — a place where his "Team Right" has been losing for too long.

The rising young conservative star uses his frequent Fox News appearances to blast college campuses as "islands of totalitarianism" filled with liberal students...Read more about Right-wing Group Funneling Thousands of Dollars to Student Governement Campaigns