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Due to overwhelmingly positive feedback and increased demand for Public Affairs’ invitation-only media training workshop, a new, online version of the course has launched, open to the entire Berkeley community and we thought you would be interested in taking a look.

Raka Ray, professor of sociology and South and Southeast Asian studies, has been appointed to be the next dean of the Division of Social Sciences in the College of Letters and Science. She will take up her appointment on January 1, 2020. In the interim, Kim Voss, a prominent sociologist of labor and social movements with substantial administrative experience across campus, has agreed to serve as acting dean for the fall semester, effective July 1, 2019.

Michael C. Lu, currently professor and senior associate dean for academic, student, and faculty affairs at George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health, has accepted our offer to become the next dean of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. He will begin his term on July 1, 2019.

The Controller’s Office is introducing a new entertainment reimbursement process that eliminates duplicate data entry by Berkeley Regional Services (Formerly Campus Shared Services), shortens processing time to payment from weeks to days, and puts more control of the process in the hands of employees who pay out-of-pocket for entertainment related expenses.

Janet Broughton, emerita professor of philosophy and former vice provost for the faculty, has been appointed to serve a two-year term as the next executive dean of the College of Letters and Science (L&S). She will take up the position on July 1.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has notified UC of its intent to strike. We also expect the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) employees to hold a sympathy strike.

Professor of Education and Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies Lisa García Bedolla has been appointed to be UC Berkeley’s next Vice Provost for Graduate Studies & Dean of the Graduate Division. Lisa is a renowned scholar, a gifted teacher and mentor, and a highly respected campus leader who will ensure that we continue to build on a long tradition of offering world-class graduate education at Berkeley. She will begin her appointment on July 1, 2019.

The University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE) has notified UC of its intent to strike. We also expect the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) employees to hold a sympathy strike.

Outcome of the University of California’s negotiations to renew its systemwide license with scholarly journal publisher Elsevier

Reaffirming that Berkeley remains open to people from all over the world, and ask that you continue to make all members of our community feel welcome and respected.

This year the Ramadan holiday falls during the spring 2019 final exam period (Monday, May 13-Friday, May 17). We would like to inform you of the Academic Senate policies that outline the responsibilities of both faculty and students with respect to course conflicts and accommodations of all types.

On Monday, January 28th, search consultants from Witt/Kieffer will be holding meetings with members of the campus community to gather feedback about the position of Associate Provost of Data Science and Information and Dean of the School of Information.

In the next ten years, Berkeley will - even more than it does today - push the boundaries of knowledge, challenge convention, and expand opportunity to create the leaders of tomorrow. To do this, we will invest heavily in the student experience, make new commitments within Berkeley’s research and academic spheres, and strive to make our institution a more welcoming and supportive place for people of all backgrounds.

Announcing the launch of the first wave of new, accelerated efforts to advance and expand diversity on campus, in its broadest sense and in every form.

Today we announce the creation of a new interdisciplinary division which we are provisionally referring to as the Division of Data Science and Information. This new division will be the centerpiece of a novel, dynamic, and adaptable organizational structure that will enable Berkeley faculty and students to work together across boundaries to better explore the foundations, applications, and implications of data science, information, and computation, in a way that serves the interests of the public, the campus, and its academic community through a new teaching and discovery environment.

Next Tuesday, November 6, people across the country will go to the polls to exercise their right to vote in the midterm elections.

The American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has notified UC of its intent to strike. The strike is scheduled to begin at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 23, and end at 3:59 a.m. on Friday, October 26. We also expect the University Professional & Technical Employees (UPTE) employees to hold a sympathy strike. We offer the following information to help you plan:

After serving in senior administrative roles within the College of Letters and Science (L&S) for a decade, Carla Hesse will return to her full-time faculty position after the completion of her terms next summer.

Jennifer Wolch, the first woman to serve as dean of Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design (CED), has decided to step down next summer at the end of her second term.