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
- Division Chair Priorities 24-25 AY
- End-of-year message from former Division Chair Auffhammer
- 2024 Berkeley Faculty Service Awards go to Barbara Spackman and Deb Nolan
- 2024 Clark Kerr Award goes to Carol Christ and Sue Desmond-Hellmann
- 2024 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service goes to Ani Adhikari
- 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
- UGC Report on Student Learning and Quality of Life in the COVID Era and Beyond (May 2022)