Student Technology Equity Program News Today

On June 14, the U.S. Department of Education and Civic Nation launched Online for All, a nationwide campaign to help students and families access affordable high-speed internet.

The Instructional Resilience and Enhancement Fee proposed by UC Berkeley administration was decreased to $212 following negotiations with student leaders.

We know this flexibility must be part of our “new normal” and will require tools, robust infrastructure and staff to support both modalities.

Here are our takes on what the ASUC Executives and Senators have accomplished so far and what they have planned for the spring.

This isn’t a matter of preference but is instead a matter of equity. UC Berkeley must find the funding to immediately reinstate longer library hours.

For some students, UC Berkeley’s work-study program has been a source of support amid several challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

If UC Berkeley is serious about being the best public university, then it cannot leave its students without access to the tools we need to succeed.

May 4, 2021 I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in December 2020, but for all intents and purposes, my on-campus college experience ended abruptly on March 9, 2020. The day started normally. I met with a professor that morning to check in about an upcoming assignment and to share my post-graduation aspirations. I went to my Chicanos and Health Care class. After class, I picked up a cup of coffee and headed to work, not knowing that I had just attended the last in-person clas...