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How students can move out sustainably a year into the pandemic Amanda Tsang/Staff Last Updated May 13, 2021 As the number of COVID-19 vaccinations among UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff increases, the campus’s plan to transition to in-person activities brings me hope for the future of our community. The light at the end of the pandemic’s tunnel is finally becoming visible, and we should reflect on the ways it has transformed our sustainable practices and how we envision campus waste disposal. Earlier this semester, the Student Environmental Resource Center’s Zero Waste team and the Zero Waste Coalition partnered to create a series of infographics highlighting the intersectionality and environmental justice aspects of zero waste on UC Berkeley’s campus. In the report, both organizations concluded that the “communities affected by campus waste are disproportionately more Latinx and Black” and that these communities face more severe health impacts ....
In summary The UC system is in need of reform; here’s a four-step proposal that would unlock R&D potential and expand access to California students. By Nils Gilman, Special to CalMatters Nils Gilman is vice president at the Berggruen Institute and former associate chancellor at the University of California, Berkeley, ngilman@berggruen.org. California is in the midst of a crisis in higher education. At first glance this may seem paradoxical, as many in California and around the world continue to perceive the UC system in particular as the gold standard for public higher education. A closer look, however, reveals a myriad of deep, structural problems. ....
California is in the midst of a crisis in higher education. At first glance, this may seem paradoxical, as many in California and around the world continue to perceive the UC system in particular as the gold standard for public higher education. A closer look, however, reveals a myriad of deep, structural problems. First, we have an access crisis. The lack of expansion of public universities even as the California population has grown has left California with the fewest public university seats per capita of any state in the country. The UCs have become so difficult to get into that even excellent California students are struggling to gain admissions, even as the UC system has admitted more and more out-of-state students to bring in revenue. ....