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
- 2023 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service goes to Michi Taga
- 2023 Berkeley Faculty Service Awards go to Lok Siu and Gary Firestone
- Systemwide Senate guidance for UC Faculty during UAW strike (11/23/22)
- Grading and exams during UAW strike (11/23/22) (link to CalMessage)
- Grading and exams during UAW strike (11/23/22) (PDF)
- Guidelines for Response to Disruptions to Instruction (April 2020)
- 2021-22 Division Chair Ronald Cohen's Reflections on Senate-Administration Collaboration
- 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)
- Report of the DIVCO Task Force on Online and Remote Instruction Post-COVID (Spring 2021)
- 2022 Clark Kerr Award goes to Constance M. Carroll and Timothy P. White