http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/18/final-uc-berkeley-enrollment-numbers/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/18/final-uc-berkeley-enrollment-numbers/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:23:36 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33705 Overall enrollment at UC Berkeley now stands at just under 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students, according to final fall 2012 enrollment data released by campus officials on Dec. 18. Details are available online.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/18/final-uc-berkeley-enrollment-numbers/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/23/uc-berkeley-2012-13-entering-class/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/23/uc-berkeley-2012-13-entering-class/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:30:48 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=32558 A statistical breakdown of the ethnic, geographic and academic makeup of UC Berkeley's new class.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/08/23/uc-berkeley-2012-13-entering-class/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/freshman-applications-increase-dramatically/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/freshman-applications-increase-dramatically/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:30:56 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=23098 Applications for admission to UC Berkeley's 2012-13 freshman class increased 16.5 percent over the previous year, campus officials have announced. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/01/12/freshman-applications-increase-dramatically/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=22806 Beyond the protests, the story — as always — is one of engagement, passion and perseverance in the face of challenges, whether institutional or personal.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/22/year-in-pictures/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/07/campus-releases-fall-2011-final-enrollment-data/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/07/campus-releases-fall-2011-final-enrollment-data/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:30:18 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=21640 BERKELEY —  Overall enrollment at the University of California, Berkeley, has increased by about 300 students to approximately 36,100 undergraduate and graduate students, according to final fall 2011 enrollment data released by campus officials today (Wednesday, Dec. 7).  In all, 36,142 students enrolled for the fall 2011 semester, compared to 35,838 who enrolled in fall 2010. The fall 2011 data [...]]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/12/07/campus-releases-fall-2011-final-enrollment-data/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/07/diversity-budget-drive-berkeleys-international-enrollment/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/07/diversity-budget-drive-berkeleys-international-enrollment/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:33:23 +0000 Roibín Ó hÉochaidh http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=16057 Berkeley’s student body includes an international cohort that enriches the campus far beyond the full-tuition revenues generated by nonresident enrollments.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/09/07/diversity-budget-drive-berkeleys-international-enrollment/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/26/mobile-students/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/26/mobile-students/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:08:54 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15487 For many students, the first weeks of a new semester can mean rushing around campus agonizing over which courses to add or drop. But roving students can now check out a schedule of classes on their iPhones, Androids and other mobile devices at http://m.berkeley.edu/courses/]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/26/mobile-students/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/24/back-to-school2011/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/24/back-to-school2011/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:15:51 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=15182 UC Berkeley's 2011-12 academic year begins this week with what promises to be a record number of freshmen, financial aid for some 70 percent of undergraduates, more lower-division and foreign language courses, the opening of a law school addition, and the Cal Bears football team playing home games at AT&T Park while Memorial Stadium is under renovation.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/08/24/back-to-school2011/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/30/record-number-of-students-choose-uc-berkeley/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/30/record-number-of-students-choose-uc-berkeley/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:00:11 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13623 A record number of students – 5,657 – have accepted offers of admission to UC Berkeley's 2011-12 freshman class. In addition, more transfer students than last year are planning to enroll.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/30/record-number-of-students-choose-uc-berkeley/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/23/summersessions2011/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/23/summersessions2011/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 18:15:35 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=12022 Once again, enrollment for summer school at UC Berkeley is projected to be a record-breaker. More than 15,000 students – including more than 2,700 international scholars – are expected to sign up for classes and, in the case of incoming freshmen, get a head start on their peers who are arriving in the fall]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/05/23/summersessions2011/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/18/campus-releases-2011-12-admissions-data/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/18/campus-releases-2011-12-admissions-data/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:00:08 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=9496 By now, more than 13,600 students across the state and country, and from around the world, have received offers of admission from the University of California, Berkeley, for the 2011-12 freshman class. On March 24, admissions officials posted the decisions online. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/18/campus-releases-2011-12-admissions-data/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/04/reading-and-composition-classes-expanded/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/04/reading-and-composition-classes-expanded/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:53:35 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=8503 Students who will be juniors and seniors and haven’t yet signed up for required reading and composition (R & C) classes have one more chance to enroll, and campus leaders have increased the number of 2011-12 seats to accommodate them. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/04/04/reading-and-composition-classes-expanded/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/campus-expands-course-offerings/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/campus-expands-course-offerings/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:16:14 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5648 Campus leaders announced Monday that more than half a million dollars will be allotted to expand foreign language course offerings in 2011-12, part of a larger effort to increase student access to vital classes.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/campus-expands-course-offerings/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/faq-expanded-course-offerings/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/faq-expanded-course-offerings/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:15:28 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=5661 Frequently asked questions regarding campus effort to expand course offerings and increase student access to vital courses.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/02/15/faq-expanded-course-offerings/feed/ 0 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24629 http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24629#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:48:47 +0000 Office of the President http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=2370 The final recommendations of the UC Commission on the Future were unveiled Monday, Dec. 6. The panel addressed five broad areas of concern: teaching and curriculum, undergraduate enrollment and access, research and graduate education, fiscal discipline and administrative reform, and public education and advocacy.]]> http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/24629/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/12/02/enrollment/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/12/02/enrollment/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:19:09 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=2291 Overall enrollment at the University of California, Berkeley, remains at approximately 35,800 undergraduate and graduate students, according to final fall 2010 enrollment data that campus officials released today (Thursday, Dec. 2). ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/12/02/enrollment/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/07/14/sir/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/07/14/sir/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:09:36 +0000 Janet Gilmore http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=1729 Preliminary data released July 14 by UCOP show that more than 5,200 students have indicated plans to enroll in UC Berkeley's 2010-11 freshman class. This is a level within the general enrollment target set by campus admissions officials. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/07/14/sir/feed/ 0 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/24/summersessions/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/24/summersessions/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 18:50:31 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=2636 Enrollment in summer school at UC Berkeley is shaping up to be a record-breaker. More than 13,800 UC Berkeley students, international scholars and independent adult learners are signing up for courses ranging from first-year reading and composition to "The Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.," and thousands more are expected to enroll. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/24/summersessions/feed/ 0