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Campus news

UC system president Michael Drake announces plans to step down

Drake assumed the role of president at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Campus news

Newts take the stage during annual mating ritual at UC Botanical Garden

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Education

From tort law to cheating, what is ChatGPT’s future in higher education?

A workman removes lettering from Moses Hall on the morning that campus officials announced the building was being unnamed. The worker is chiseling the letters off and standing atop a ladder.

Campus & community

UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall is unnamed; its namesake held racist beliefs

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UC system, UAW unions enter private mediation

Student at Golden Bear Orientiation 2022 walk near the Campanile.

No shortage of good news as fall semester 2022 begins at UC Berkeley

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UC Berkeley offers nearly 20,000 students admission for 2022-23

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UC and Berkeley leaders hail legislation that overturns enrollment freeze

Hundreds of students walk near Sather Gate

California Supreme Court ruling upholds enrollment freeze at UC Berkeley

Sather Gate

UC Berkeley statement on court ruling that leaves student enrollment freeze intact

Richard Blum waves at the Greek Theatre wearing a black suit with a blue tie.

Remembering Richard C. Blum: ‘He left things better than he found them’

Richard Blum speaking at a podium wearing a suit during a University of California event.

Richard Blum, beloved benefactor and Berkeley Blum Center founder, has died

Michael Drake stands wearing a suit and tie, smiling

President Drake: We stand in solidarity with Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Sather Gate

UC will observe Juneteenth as official holiday this year

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UC announces breakthrough open access deal with publishing giant Elsevier

Jeffrey MacKie-Mason, the University Librarian, looks toward the camera while standing at a podium giving a presentation. He is wearing eyeglasses with blue frames and a Cal bear pin.

UC’s deal with Elsevier: What it took, what it means, why it matters

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