A path to financial sustainability at Berkeley
As many of you know, higher education is at an inflection point, navigating one of its most challenging periods in recent memory. Across the country, institutions—private and public alike—are facing federal funding uncertainty, rising costs, and challenges from demographic shifts.
Leinweber Foundation and UC Berkeley establish $18 million endowment to fund theoretical physics research
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Kelly Sparks is campus’s new vice chancellor for finance, CFO
"This is a very volatile time, ... I have a very solid underpinning in who Berkeley is as an institution, and ... I can help shepherd it through the storm," says Sparks, currently at University of Maine. She'll start her work at Berkeley on July 1.
A message from Chancellor Lyons: A time for caring and compassion
Chancellor Rich Lyons writes in support of those affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/09/a-message-from-chancellor-lyons-a-t...
Chancellor Rich Lyons talks finances, rankings and ‘painting a picture’ of UC Berkeley’s future
At his first Campus Conversations event as chancellor, Lyons also fielded questions about staff burnout, diversity and belonging on campus, and his family's move to University House with their dog, Winston.
By Jason Pohl
In his first day on the job, a message from Chancellor Rich Lyons
“What makes Berkeley Berkeley is our scope, our ability to come at every challenge and opportunity from every conceivable angle," Lyons says.
https://news.berkeley.edu/2024/07/01/welcome-chancellor-rich-lyons/
Rich Lyons, longtime campus business, innovation leader, will be UC Berkeley’s next chancellor
With decades of experience on campus, Lyons — the former dean of the Haas School of Business — will take over from outgoing Chancellor Carol Christ on July 1.
By Jason Pohl
Chancellor Carol Christ sent the following message to the campus community on Wednesday afternoon.
As the new academic year begins, I want to offer a few updates about matters of importance and interest to the campus community.
Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin sent the following message on Tuesday:
We are pleased to share that Daniel Feitelberg has agreed to serve as interim vice chancellor of finance and chief financial officer for two years, beginning August 1, 2023. This extended interim appointment will allow us time to reevaluate the structure of this position and to conduct a national search for a permanent VCF/CFO.
Chancellor Carol Christ sent the following message on Tuesday:
Chancellor Carol Christ, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Rosemarie Rae Balla sent the following message to the campus community on Wednesday:
We are writing today to provide the campus community with an update about our campus’s financial health, the status of our budget, and the plans and processes we have in place to address both short- and long-term challenges.
More than 125,800 students have applied for a seat in UC Berkeley’s fall 2023 freshman class, including a record number of California residents, according to new data released today.
The campus received 72,656 freshman applications from California residents, up from 72,417 in fall 2022. Applications from out-of-state and international students declined by almost 2%, resulting in a modest decline in the total overall number of freshman applications (125,874 for fall 2023 versus 128,129 the prior year).
The California Department of Education is making another historic investment in its educational leaders by awarding up to $12 million in additional funding over three years to the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy (21CSLA) State Center, a project housed and led by UC Berkeley School of Education in partnership with the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies and UC San Diego-based California Subject Matter Project. (Multi-year funding is subject to US Department of Education allocations and California state budget authority.)
UC Berkeley News
California lawmakers on Monday voted unanimously to pass legislation that overturns court decisions that required UC Berkeley to freeze student enrollment to 2020-21 levels.
Berkeley, Calif. (February 8, 2022) UC Berkeley and The Clorox Company today announced an exclusive agreement making Clorox the Official Cleaning and Disinfectant Product Partner of UC Berkeley. The relationship is built on “bringing us back together,” a theme with a mutual goal to continually improve the health and well-being of the UC Berkeley campus, while ensuring the community feels more confident, comfortable and safer in various facets of campus life.
A deep love of UC Berkeley, combined with an unwavering commitment to public education and to research and educational excellence, is what Ben Hermalin, Berkeley’s newly chosen executive vice chancellor and provost, says he’ll bring to his new post, which was announced today (Tuesday, Jan. 11) and will begin on July 1.
Chancellor Carol Christ, Catherine Koshland, interim executive vice chancellor and provost; and Guy Nicolette, assistant Vice Chancellor for University Health Services sent the following message to the campus community on Friday:
With COVID-19 cases surging and positivity rates on the rise, it’s clear we’re in for a challenging January. As we navigate the omicron wave it’s important that we be especially flexible and patient with one another. In this spirit, we’re writing to share some updates to our instructional plans for the spring semester.
Dear Staff and Faculty,
In a campus update sent before the curtailment, we shared our expectation that everyone get tested before returning to work, study, or live on campus. We’re writing to provide you with additional details and some important reminders.
The wait for UC Berkeley’s bold new home for research and innovation is nearly over.