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
- Guidelines Concerning Scheduling Conflicts with Academic Requirements (2023)
- Guidance on Directed Studies Courses (299s) from the Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs
- Delineation of Academic Research and Paid Labor for Graduate Students (from Workgroup on the Future of Doctoral Programs)
- Report of the Joint Academic and Administrative Working Group on the University Library (06/30/23)
- 2023 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service goes to Michi Taga
- 2023 Berkeley Faculty Service Awards go to Lok Siu and Gary Firestone
- New web page: photo gallery of Past Division Chairs
- UGC Report on Student Learning and Quality of Life in the COVID Era and Beyond (May 2022)
- 2023 Clark Kerr Award goes to Robert Zimmer and Amy Gutmann