Bay Area UC considers imposing criteria for California’s high school ethnic studies classes By John Fensterwald | EdSource | April 12, 2022 Proposed requirements revive teachings on race that the State Board of Education largely dismissed as biased and divisive.
Bay Area Famed Berkeley peregrine falcon found dead By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | April 1, 2022 Grinnell and his female partner Annie had been nesting atop the UC Berkeley Campanile since 2017.
Education Lawmakers pass legislative fix to undo UC Berkeley’s enrollment cap By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | March 14, 2022 Without the bill, the campus said it would have needed to defer admissions and move other students online to satisfy a court order.
Bay Area Legislation would save UC Berkeley from court-ordered enrollment cuts By Michael Burke | EdSource | March 11, 2022 New law would prevent courts from immediately forcing a campus to cut enrollment over population concerns and could be retroactively applied.
gavin newsom Is California souring on CEQA? By Emily Hoeven | CalMatters | March 4, 2022 Democrats may carve out another exemption to CEQA, the landmark California environmental law, after a ruling on UC Berkeley enrollment.
Bay Area UC Berkeley enrollment capped, forcing campus to decline by 3,000 students after state Supreme Court decision By Mikhail Zinshteyn | March 3, 2022 Campus says it can find space for at least 1,500 following CEQA-based lawsuit ruling.
Bay Area UC receives more freshman applicants, but fewer transfer students apply By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 25, 2022 Big decline in transfers reflects dramatic dip in community college enrollment during the pandemic.
Bay Area Universities could skip environmental review for campus housing under proposed bill By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | February 22, 2022 State Sen. Scott Wiener's bill would apply to UC, CSU, and community colleges.
Education If UC Berkeley must cut 3,000 students, should it spare Californians? By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters | February 18, 2022 In a coda to ongoing tension over how many nonresident students the UCs should enroll, one key lawmaker says yes.
Bay Area UC Berkeley says it could admit thousands fewer freshmen under court order By Michael Burke | EdSource | February 15, 2022 The university has appealed to the state supreme court an appeals court decision that freezes enrollment numbers.