The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate represents Berkeley faculty in the shared governance of the University of California. The Academic Senate is empowered by the Regents to determine academic policy, set conditions for admission and granting of degrees, advise the Chancellor on the campus budget, authorize and supervise courses and curricula, and advise the administration on faculty appointments, promotions, and budgets.
Senate News & Announcements
- Academic Senate Guidance on Incoming International Graduate Students, Fall 2025
- Guidelines for Response to Disruptions to Instruction
- UC Berkeley law professors take on a case for colleagues: Fighting Trump research cuts
- Berkeley Resolution to Protect Academic and Political Freedom
- Concerns on the new security software - Trellix EDR
- Administrative-Senate working group to advise on use of research contingency fund
- DIVCO Statement on Higher Education and Academic Freedom in Service for the Public Good
- Division Chair Priorities 24-25 AY
- 2025 Berkeley Faculty Service Awards go to Christopher Kutz and Mary Ann Smart
- 2024 Clark Kerr Award goes to Carol Christ and Sue Desmond-Hellmann
- 2025 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service goes to Dan Garcia, Armando Fox, and Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton
- Guidelines Concerning Scheduling Conflicts with Academic Requirements (2023)
- Delineation of Academic Research and Paid Labor for Graduate Students (from Workgroup on the Future of Doctoral Programs)
- Guidance on Directed Studies Courses (299s) from the Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs