A freshman seminar series on prejudice aims to teach tolerance and encourage activism.
Battling bias
UC supports release of student detained by immigration authorities
University of California President Janet Napolitano and UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ today (Jan. 17) released a joint statement in support of the decision to release on bond a UC student recently detained by immigration authorities.
UC President Janet Napolitano on DACA lawsuit
University of California President Janet Napolitano talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the DACA program.
UC statement on government’s push for Supreme Court ruling on DACA
The University of California issued a statement today (Jan. 16) on the federal government's push for a Supreme Court ruling on DACA.
Calling all students: Become a UCAN ambassador
The University of California’s Advocacy Network (UCAN) is looking for student ambassadors to help promote and expand UC’s community of advocates and serve as liaisons between students and the university’s government relations team.
5 UC alumni entrepreneurs win opportunity to pitch at venture summit
The University of California today (Jan. 16) announced the five finalists of its new “I am a UC Entrepreneur” contest for alumni. The finalists, selected by a panel of prominent investors, have won the opportunity to pitch their startups to more than 600 business leaders and venture capitalists at the third annual 2018 Global Corporate Venturing & Innovation (GCVI) Summit, held in Monterey, Calif., from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
Social media actually makes you more (not less) relaxed, surprising new research says
It may not make you happy, but it will make you sleepy.
UC statement on federal court DACA ruling
The University of California issued a statement today (Jan. 9) following the federal district court’s decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
SF Mayor Ed Lee never forgot his Berkeley roots
The late Ed Lee worked alongside his graduate alma mater to tackle the challenges facing the city.
Former street kid fulfills educational promise with Ph.D.
Marcus Shaw turns his troubled past into an area of study and fuel for his own academic achievement.
UC applications break records for 13th consecutive year
In the 13th straight year of record-breaking highs, more than 221,000 students applied for undergraduate admission to the University of California for fall 2018, an overall jump of 5.7 percent over last year, according to preliminary data.
UC statement on federal tax proposals
University of California President Janet Napolitano, Student Regent Paul Monge and Student Regent-designate Devon Graves issued a statement on the federal tax proposals moving through Congress.