In response to a study reporting admissions discrepancies for the University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Robert Berdahl wrote a letter to defend the university’s admissions process and cited “fundamental misunderstandings” in the Los Angeles Times article that revealed the study. Berdahl’s letter to UC President Robert Dynes, dated Oct. 6, explained the process Berkeley uses […]
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New UC president discusses plans for future, but offers ambiguous comments on budget, recall
Robert Dynes made his commitment to “preserve the excellence” of the University of California crystal clear on Friday, but his plans for how to accomplish this goal in a time of crisis remain somewhat fuzzy. Dynes, former chancellor of UC San Diego, took office Thursday as the UC’s 18th president. “I have to say, my […]
A closer look: New UC president to inherit financially threatened system
A lot can happen in a few months. When well-liked University of California President Richard Atkinson announced his retirement in early November 2002, the search began for a replacement. Nearly a year later, that replacement, UC San Diego Chancellor Robert Dynes, is set to take the reins of the country’s most prestigious public university system […]
A closer look: Chancellor Dynes boasts leadership experience in science, athletics, university community
Had he followed his original passion, Robert Dynes could be a retired hockey player with a crooked nose and missing teeth. Instead, Dynes, chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, will take office Thursday as the 18th president of the UC system. “I am elated by the prospect of taking the helm of the […]
Cuts may force UC to accept more out-of-state students
Sweeping budget cuts threaten the future of the University of California while officials scramble for ways to maintain the quality of the system for the people of California. Their answers could be thousands of miles away. At his final UC Regents meeting last week in San Francisco, President Richard Atkinson suggested to the board that […]
Atkinson says goodbye to UC
SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; It was business as usual for University of California President Richard Atkinson as he said his farewells Sept. 18 at his final Board of Regents meeting. “Serving as your president has been an incredible experience ““ invigorating, humbling, occasionally frustrating, but always rewarding. I want to thank you ““ all of you […]
Online exclusive: Regents propose novel ways to collect fees
SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The University of California Board of Regents just raised student fees by 30 percent, but in light of a budget crisis likely worse than last year’s, they are forced to consider raising fees again. “I don’t think any of us believed we would have to raise fees anything like this, and here […]