News

November 23, 2021

UC Berkeley’s commitment to the Pilipinx community
Formal acknowledgement of the harm caused by the display of research on the Philippines in the library exhibit celebrating 50 years of the South/Southeast Asia Library

October 12, 2021

Status of campus Wi-Fi issues, permanent fix planned this week

To the campus community,

October 11, 2021

Congratulations to Our Newest Nobel Laureate
Congratulations to David Card, the Class of 1950 Professor of Economics, who has won the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

October 7, 2021

Campus Budget Update

Dear campus community,

October 4, 2021

Spring 2022 plans of instruction
The mode of instruction will default to in-person for Spring 2022.
Announcement: Dean of the College of Environmental Design
Renee Y. Chow will be the dean of the College of Environmental Design, effective November 9, 2021.
Spring 2022 instruction: Course technology and instruction mode

Dear Colleagues,

We write to you to follow up on the campus message announcing our instruction plans for spring 2022. 

Plans for spring 2022 instruction:

For classes offered in the spring 2022 semester and going forward, the default is that classes will be delivered according to their instruction mode as approved by COCI, which is in person for most classes.

Course technology:

September 30, 2021

Announcement: Vice chancellor for research

Dear Campus Community,

We are pleased to announce that Katherine Yelick has been chosen to serve as our next vice chancellor for research following a competitive national search. Her appointment will begin on January 1, 2022.

September 21, 2021

College of Environmental Design Dean Chakrabarti to Step Down
Vishaan Chakrabarti, dean of the College of Environmental Design, will step down effective November 5.

August 30, 2021

Preparing for wildfires and smoke
How the campus is preparing for wildfire smoke impacts and highlight actions you can take to be better prepared.

August 25, 2021

Back to School, Back Together
Updates on our pandemic response, news about our commitment to the needs of unhoused people and changes in our plans for new student housing in People’s Park, brief summaries of our budgetary situation and philanthropic successes, news about record-setting research funding and more.

August 19, 2021

Fall 2021 Semester - Academic Resources and Accommodations
Important academic resources and accommodation information for the Fall 2021 semester.

August 13, 2021

Announcement: Dean of the Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Steven Kahn has been appointed dean of the Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) in the College of Letters & Science, with an anticipated start date of June 1, 2022.

August 12, 2021

Update on the fall semester
As we are going back to campus, face coverings and vaccination records will be required on the campus. If you have not been vaccinated, they are vaccines available for students and the community.

August 2, 2021

Face coverings required indoors beginning Tuesday
Mask will be required regardless of vaccination status, effective August 3, 2021. Anyone who is not vaccinated should get vaccinated as soon as possible.

July 16, 2021

Health advisory: City of Berkeley recommends face coverings in indoor public places
Bay Area county and City of Berkeley health authorities recommend wearing masks in public spaces. There will be no changes in campus employees as the campus verifies vaccination status.

July 12, 2021

Announcement: Welcome back to campus
We are thrilled to finally begin our transition to in-person operations across the campus.

July 6, 2021

Search Announcement and Update: Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost
Update on the search for the next executive vice chancellor & provost

July 2, 2021

Announcement: Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion
Dania Matos has agreed to serve as vice chancellor for equity and inclusion, effective August 16, 2021.

July 1, 2021

Announcing the Berkeley Discover Departmental Innovation Awardees
Announcing the first group of Berkeley Discover awardees