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May 1, 2025

Cal Messages

The following message was sent to all UC Berkeley students, staff, and faculty.

Dear Campus Community,

April 23, 2025

Berkeley News

University of California system President Michael Drake spoke to the campus community on Thursday during a Campus Conversation event.

Drake, who has led the 10-campus University of California system since August 2020, discussed an array of major topics regarding UC Berkeley and higher education, including the role of public education in California, diversity, global issues, budget concerns and his approach to leadership.

April 22, 2025

UC Berkeley Engineering

New campus hub fosters a dynamic culture of collaboration, inclusivity and innovation

Students, faculty, staff, key benefactors and the legendary Oski the Bear came together Monday for a festive celebration of the opening of the Grimes Engineering Center, a new hub on the north side of campus. UC Berkeley Engineering marked this exciting milestone — just two years after the building’s groundbreaking — with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Chancellor Rich Lyons.

April 8, 2025

Berkeley News

Dwinelle Annex was rehabbed to create a long-awaited "one-stop shop" for DSP, which serves about 5,500 students on campus.

January 16, 2025

Link to the Berkeley News article.

October 29, 2024

(Editor's note: On 10/30/24, this joint CALMessage was sent by Vice Chancellor Administration and Vice Chancellor for Finance to announce winter curtailment details for the two divisions.)

The League of American Bicyclists, the premier grassroots advocacy organization encouraging better bicycling and protecting the rights of people who bike, has honored UC Berkeley with a Gold Status Bicycle Friendly University Award in recognition of the institution’s achievements in promoting and enabling safe, accessible bicycling on campus.

October 10, 2024

September 26, 2024

Today, Marc Fisher officially announced Courtney Chandler as the new Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff.  Here is the announcement sent to faculty & staff: 

Dear Campus Colleagues, 

August 28, 2024

A direct link to the News article from Public Affairs.

August 2, 2024

A direct link to the Anchor House page on the Capital Strategies website. 

July 1, 2024

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June 6, 2024

April 26, 2024

The Berkeley Staff Assembly recently announced the recipients of this year's Excellence in Management Award, who are recognized for leading their teams and team members to meaningful accomplishments this past year. This year’s award theme, “Cultivating Staff, Harvesting Success: Recognizing Excellence in Management” highlights leaders who excel in cultivating their staff, leading to overall success for the team and the organization.

April 22, 2024

(Editors note: Below is the reminder email sent to faculty, students, and staff the evening of 4/22/24.)

Dear Campus Community,

We are reaching out to remind everyone about the protocol for securing bikes and scooters on campus property and the importance ofensuring ramps remain accessible.

April 10, 2024

Link to Berkeley News article.

March 15, 2024

Update on 3/15/24

During Big Give 2024, alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, and friends came together to raise .........

$$12,317,459 from 13,463 donors!  Read more here.

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February 16, 2024

A partnership of the Associated Students University of California (ASUC) and campus leaders in the Division of Administration have partnered to plan for the implementation of an additional 16-17 blue light emergency phones over the next 1-4 years. Read all the details in this 1/20/24 press release.

December 15, 2023

(Editor's note: A CALMessage announcement was sent to all faculty and staff from Ben Hermalin, EVCP and Marc Fisher, VC Administration on 12/15/23.)