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Summer and Fall 2012 Class Schedules NOW Available – ENROLL EARLY to Ensure Your Place in Class

Students may login to their Student Centers on the PASSPORT website to enroll  in classes for the Summer and Fall ...more Summer and Fall 2012 Class Schedules NOW Available...

The New PeraltaCard Can Now Be Used – Read More Here

The Peralta District has officially launched the new PeraltaCard, a new method for delivering financial aid disbursements to students. Students ...more The New PeraltaCard Can Now...

Summer BCC Building Hours

Berkeley City College will be open during the summer from Mondays through Thursdays, but will be closed Fridays through Sundays. ...more Summer BCC Building Hours

BCC Accomplishments for 2011-2012

Berkeley City College takes great pride in its achievements this year, even with diminishing resources. Here are our 2011-2012 Accomplishments.

Congratulations to our Class of 2012!

Congratulations to all of our Graduates! Best wishes to everyone! Graduation images are now on our Graduation website.

Cal engineering students win national steel bridge competition

UC Berkeley civil engineering students speed-built a winning steel bridge called ApoCALypse to take first place in the 2012 Student Steel Bridge Competition,

UC Berkeley, as seen through Ansel Adams’ camera

Legendary photographer Ansel Adams shot thousands of photos of Berkeley and the

‘Tony Hawk: Rad Science’ takes flight at Lawrence Hall of Science

The skateboarding star and video-game icon's gravity-defying performance on Saturday is sold out, but

Summer and Fall 2012 Class Schedules NOW Available – ENROLL EARLY to Ensure Your Place in Class

Students may login to their Student Centers on the PASSPORT website to enroll  in classes for the Summer and Fall ...more Summer and Fall 2012 Class Schedules NOW Available...

Historic Greek Theatre safe, sound and superb after upgrades

The 108-year-old Greek Theatre's seismic rating has gone from "very poor" to "good" following six months of retrofit work and other upgrades.

UC boosts emphasis on composting organic waste

Recycling has allowed UC to divert more than 50 percent of its waste from landfills. But to reach its goal of "zero waste" by 2020, it needs to start composting. Hence...

Betty Inclan Retirement/Debbie Budd Appointment

It is with sadness that I am announcing the retirement of Dr. Betty Inclan as President of Berkeley City College. Dr. Inclan has written me that she plans to retire from the...

Real estate? Schools? Tango? CALcierge has the answers for faculty recruits

Staffer Lisa Bagnatori fields inquiries on housing, job contacts, school and childcare options — even how to locate a

Summer and Fall 2012 Class Schedules NOW Available – ENROLL EARLY to Ensure Your Place in Class

Students may login to their Student Centers on the PASSPORT website to enroll  in classes for the Summer and Fall ...more Summer and Fall 2012 Class Schedules NOW Available...

Chancellor search panel sets second ‘listening session’

The advisory committee spearheading the search for UC Berkeley's next chancellor will hold an open meeting

Economics professor John Quigley, leading scholar of housing policy, urban economics, dies

Economist John Quigley, the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor and Professor of

Power outage darkens Lawrence Hall, four other buildings in campus hill area

A power outage Wednesday closed UC Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science

Campus Shared Services Center location announced

UC Berkeley has signed a lease for a building to house the new Campus Shared Services (CSS) Center. The building is located at 1608 Fourth St., on the edge of

Revolutionary reading list offered for summer

Memoirs by rocker Keith Richards and chef Gabrielle Hamilton share space with Stendhal's "Charterhouse of Parma" and a history of the hip-hop generation on UC...

Acclaimed scholar john a. powell leads Haas Diversity Research Center

An acclaimed voice on race and ethnicity and a civil-liberties scholar,

University Medalist is optimistic about his uncertain future

University Medalist Eric Olliff told his fellow graduates that he had no idea what he was going to do when he got to Berkeley, and

Birgeneau to the Class of 2012: ‘We will always be with you… And GO BEARS!’

Addressing graduating seniors at UC Berkeley's Commencement Convocation Saturday,

Commencement Convocation sends 2012 graduates out into the world

Joyous graduates, their friends and families filled Edwards Track Stadium in a swirl of blue and gold on Saturday, as they celebrated their

Google’s Eric Schmidt to graduates: ‘Find a way to say YES to things’

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, a 1982 Berkeley

UC issues a new statement about the Gill Tract

A new statement about the Gill Tract by UC Berkeley administrators announces that campus police officers along with personnel from other UC police departments have begun taking

Talks planned on shared use of Gill Tract

Campus officials have set a Saturday meeting with city leaders, residents, community members and UC Berkeley students and faculty to weigh "steps necessary for research to

Words to LGBT graduates from one who’s been there: ‘You must continue to Make It Better’

TGIF funds 22 green projects, 56 student internships

In a milestone year for the Green Initiative Fund, the student-funded TGIF has awarded grants to 22 student sustainability projects and funded 56 student internships.

Bike to Work Day 2012 marks revival of the fittest

Campus cyclists mobbed the Energizer Station at Bancroft and Telegraph during Bike to Work Day 2012 — getting quick bike repairs from the student group BicyCal,

UC initiates legal action against Gill Tract occupiers

The University of California filed a lawsuit May 9 against individuals alleged to have participated in the occupation

Berkeley Ph.D. wins top sociology prize for dissertation on sex work in Vietnam

Kimberly Hoang, who earned her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley in 2011, has won the American Sociological Association's

Campus responds to Occupy the Farm demands

Those occupying UC Berkeley agricultural research fields on the Gill Tract issued a new set of demands the evening of May 7 — iin the wake of a campus proposal for steps...

Mind the flying caps and balloons! Commencement takes place Saturday

The season of caps, gowns, diplomas, balloons and bouquets moves into full swing at UC Berkeley this weekend, with more than

Berkeley Medal finalists ready to put promise into practice

The 2012 University Medal finalists — Allison Barden, Zarko Perovic, Whitney Stewart and Sho Takatori

Bruce Cain on UCTV to talk campaign finance, polling

UCDC's Bruce Cain talks with UCTV's "Prime Vote" series about the era of PACS and who's financing the 2012 election.

Diamond, Berdahl to receive 2012 Clark Kerr Award

The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has named its 2012 Clark Kerr Awardees: Chancellor Emeritus Robert Berdahl and Marian Diamond, professor emeritus of

New redwood log benches mark Forestry Club’s 100-year anniversary

Six new 10-foot long redwood benches were delivered and installed in front of Mulford Hall on

For campus staffer, life is good, but dancing is life

Jane Schnorrenberg has been dancing since she was 7. But she's not about to quit her day job.

Despite glittering outside offers, Berkeley’s faculty are choosing to stay

The notion of a faculty brain drain at Berkeley turns out to have a lot in common with Mark Twain’s

2012 Summer Olympics: Cal Athletics spotlights London-bound Bears

Since 1920, UC Berkeley athletes have earned more than 150 Olympic medals. Visit Cal Athletics' 2012 Olympians website for regular updates on Golden

Bike to Work Day: Thursday, May 10

Campus bicycling boosters are gearing up for Thursday, which is Bike to Work Day 2012.

Campus administration statement on Gill Tract protest

George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, and John Wilton, vice chancellor, administration and finance, describe a "frank and forthright exchange of...

Sugar: UCSF’s Lustig on why we love it, and how it’s killing us

It’s not calories that are making us obese — it’s sugar. That’s the message

the District is having technical difficulties with the Passport Logins

Enrollment for Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 has been temporarily suspended due to TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES! We are experiencing technical difficulties and we apologize for the...

Berkeley Library wants to hear from you

In view of budget considerations and digital advances in information sharing, UC Berkeley's libraries are evaluating the services and collections they offer with

Networking Club - Pitch Yourself Like a ProWould!

Networking is a huge part of a successful job search, but it requires skills that most of us need to work hard to develop, like the ability to succinctly pitch your qualifications...

UC Riverside to host systemwide shared-service center for HR, payroll

The UCPath Center will open its doors in July 2013, initially serving five campuses. Berkeley will make

UC Berkeley’s first online degree program wraps up inaugural semester, addresses health worker shortage

This week, students from

the District is having technical difficulties with the Passport Logins

the District is having technical difficulties with the Passport Logins (User ID's and passwords) for students. The IT Department is working diligently to resolve the...

New Summer Creative Writing Program aims to bring out your inner author/poet

Daniel Alarcon and Camille Dungy are among authors lined up to teach in UC Berkeley's new, intensive Summer Creative