News

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

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

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.

Important academic resources and accommodation information for the Fall 2021 semester.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Update on the search for the next executive vice chancellor & provost

Dania Matos has agreed to serve as vice chancellor for equity and inclusion, effective August 16, 2021.

Announcing the first group of Berkeley Discover awardees

Richard (Rick) Russo has agreed to add University Extension (UNEX) to his portfolio beginning July 1, 2021.

Guidance about exceptions to in-person instruction as a resource for instructors, faculty, GSIs and instructional staff as they make their plans for Fall instruction.

Updated on the search for the next Vice Chancellor for Research

In-person instruction will begin at the start of the fall semester rather than observing a seven-day period of remote instruction as previously announced.

Oliver M. O’Reilly will serve as interim vice provost for undergraduate education, effective July 1, 2021.

Christopher F. Edley, Jr. will serve as interim dean of the Graduate School of Education effective July 1, 2021.

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, one of two religious festivals Muslims observe yearly, fall within our Spring 2021 final exam period (Monday, May 10 to Friday, May 14).

Sara Guyer has been appointed dean of Arts and Humanities in the College of Letters & Science, effective September 1, 2021.