http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:34:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/06/students-rally-in-sacramento-for-public-education/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/06/students-rally-in-sacramento-for-public-education/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:44:08 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=26144 Berkeley students, faculty and staff joined thousands of protesters from across California in Sacramento Monday for a mass demonstration against the defunding of public education.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/03/06/students-rally-in-sacramento-for-public-education/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/a-campus-perspective-%e2%80%9coccupy%e2%80%9d-and-the-crisis-in-higher-education/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/a-campus-perspective-%e2%80%9coccupy%e2%80%9d-and-the-crisis-in-higher-education/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:08:52 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22232 Berkeley students and staff share their opinions on the state of public education and the recent campus protests.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/13/a-campus-perspective-%e2%80%9coccupy%e2%80%9d-and-the-crisis-in-higher-education/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25880 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25880#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:48:50 +0000 Office of the President http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13792 With cost-cutting and revenue-generating measures in place to fill the bulk of a billion-dollar budget gap resulting from steep cuts in state funding, the University of California staff is preparing to recommend to the Board of Regents that roughly one-quarter of the shortfall be offset with tuition and fee increases.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25880/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25843 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25843#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:06:09 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13558 In a brief statement issued Tuesday morning, the University of California Office of the President calls the latest state budget plan "deeply disappointing," and says UC leaders "continue to oppose further cuts, and support any efforts that will restore long-term stability to state funding of higher education."]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25843/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/16/rjb_regents/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/16/rjb_regents/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:14:31 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=7423 Warning that "formerly great institutions have disappeared," Berkeley's chancellor urged the regents Wednesday to support "enlightened policies" on a number of critical issues affecting students, staff and faculty.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/16/rjb_regents/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/04/students-end-protest-on-ledge-of-wheeler-hall/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/04/students-end-protest-on-ledge-of-wheeler-hall/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:10:00 +0000 Gretchen Kell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=6881 Eight student protesters who occupied a Wheeler Hall ledge on Thursday came safely down seven hours later following discussions with campus administrators. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/03/04/students-end-protest-on-ledge-of-wheeler-hall/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/11/povcuts/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/11/povcuts/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 18:45:44 +0000 Cathy Cockrell http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=4626 When all is said and done, the story of the 2009-10 academic year at the University of California is the story of unprecedented cuts in state funding. What has this meant, at Berkeley, to students trying to get an education? Twelve students share their experiences.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/11/povcuts/feed/ 0