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For many, working in sports seems like an escapist fantasy. But as the A-list panelists at Berkeley Law's Sports & Society Conference(link is external) April 13-14 made clear, success on the field—and in the field—is rigorous work...Read more about A-list Roster Tackles Hot-button Topics at Sports & Society Conference

I am so pleased and proud of the hard work that our division is doing to bring equity and inclusion into everyday practice, and with far reach. Today, I am especially honored to work alongside and acknowledge members of our E&I family who have been selected as the 2017 recipient of the...Read more about 2017 Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Award (COSA)

In recent years, the campus coalition of multicultural resource organizations, including bridges, BRRC, the Raíces Center, PASS and REACH!, has expanded to include two more groups: the Middle Eastern and North African Recruitment and Retention Center and the Mixed Student Union, according to...Read more about Bridges Multicultural Resource Center, campus recruitment and retention centers fight for increased funding

The free conference – the only one of its kind in the 10-campus UC system – took just three days to fill after it was advertised.

Participants learned how to search for jobs, write winning resumes, network, negotiate job offers and salaries, locate internships and identify and celebrate...Read more about First-gen students pack inaugural career conference

The rulings were a second major setback for Mr. Trump in his pursuit of a policy that he has trumpeted as critical for national security. His first attempt to sharply limit travel from a handful of predominantly Muslim countries ended in a courtroom fiasco last month, when a federal court in...Read more about 2 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump’s Latest Travel Ban

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (March 13) announced that she has selected Carol T. Christ, UC Berkeley's interim executive vice chancellor and provost and the former president of Smith College, as her choice to become the campus's next chancellor, the first woman to...Read more about UC president announces pick for UC Berkeley chancellor

The University of California opposes limits on the free flow of students, faculty, scholars and researchers that are at the core of the university's education, research and public service missions. As such, the Trump Administration's new executive order banning citizens of six nations from...Read more about Preliminary guidance on the revised executive order restricting travel and entry into the United States by individuals from designated countries

The new order and the one it replaced, which was challenged in court partly on grounds that it harmed public universities in Washington State and Minnesota, are nothing short of twin bombs dropped in the heart of admissions season, sowing chaos and confusion in their wake.

While the...Read more about New Travel Ban Still Sows Chaos and Confusion

When it comes to graduation rates for African-American students, the University of California, Riverside is setting national records. A report by Education Trust, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization, titled "A Look at Black Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing...Read more about UCR is a National Leader in African American Graduation Rates

Far fewer students than last year have applied for financial aid through the California Dream Act so far this year, and advocates are trying to encourage them to do so before the March 2 deadline.

"I believe that students are not filing because they're afraid to file," said Lupita Cortez...Read more about Fewer high school students are applying for college aid under the California Dream Act