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Chancellor Carol Christ sent the following message to members of the UC Berkeley’s Black alumni community last week:

We are at a unique moment in history. The events of recent weeks have demonstrated for many Americans and people around the world the brutal reality that Black...Read more about Chancellor Christ: "I stand in solidarity with the Black community”

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Dear Campus Community -

Over the last week or so we have seen a notable increase in UC Berkeley students testing positive for COVID-19. It is concerning.

We have seen the number of University Health...Read more about Notable increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases on our campus

Dear campus community,

Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security issued new guidance...Read more about We Support Our International Student Community

The University of California Board of Regents announced today (July 7) the appointment of Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the 21st president of UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, five medical centers, three nationally affiliated labs, more than 280,000 students and 230,000 faculty and...Read more about Michael V. Drake to become 21st president of the University of California

Dear Colleagues,

I am extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Denzil Streete to the Graduate Division as our new Chief of Staff & Assistant Dean for Diversity, beginning July 27th. Denzil joins Berkeley from Yale University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences where he was...Read more about Welcome to the Graduate Division's New Chief of Staff & Assistant Dean for Diversity

The Building Name Review Committee is considering two proposals from our campus community to un-name buildings, one each for LeConte Hall and Kroeber Hall. Proposals have been posted on the Building Name Review Committee’s...Read more about Feedback requested: Proposals to remove building names for LeConte and Kroeber Halls

Dear UC Berkeley Community,

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that the federal Civil Rights Act of...Read more about SCOTUS Confirms LGBTQ+ Employee Rights

Dear Colleagues,

I’m pleased to introduce Lasana Hotep, UC Berkeley's first-ever Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Under the direction of both Equity & Inclusion and People & Culture, Lasana will be leading campuswide efforts to create a...Read more about Welcome UC Berkeley's first-ever Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

Dear campus community:

We are very much relieved by today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the Trump administration failed to provide a reasoned explanation for ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The decision, which stems from...Read more about U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding DACA program

I have been profoundly affected by what recent events have revealed about the state of race relations in our country and the indisputable evidence those events provide of police brutality. I hear the pain, anger, exhaustion, and calls for accountability that members of our community...Read more about Reimagining Public Safety