Menlo Park
Menlo Park, CA · Education
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Daily Californian
Spanish King Felipe VI awards $56K to campus professor
Within the Convent of La Merced in Soria, Spain, UC Berkeley professor emeritus Charles Faulhaber stood shoulder-to-shoulder with King Felipe VI, the current king of Spain. Faulhaber came to Soria on Sept. 25 to accept the Second Duques de Soria Prize for International Hispanism, which he was granted for the nearly 50 years he has spent as the director-at-large of PhiloBiblon, a database of medieval Romance language texts from the Iberian Peninsula. The award from the Duques de Soria Foundation for Hispanic Science and Culture came along with a grant of 50,000 euros, or about $56,142, to support the project and honors excellence in research into the culture and history of Spain.
berkeleyside.org
Photos: See what People’s Park student dorm looks like with facade in place
UC Berkeley’s 1,100-bed dorm at People’s Park is taking shape. The university recently finished installing the facade at Judith E. Heumann House, the centerpiece of a controversial project that is bringing student and affordable housing to the long-contested patch of land, a symbol of Berkeley’s progressive history and the former site of activism, homeless encampments and mutual aid.
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Girls varsity volleyball outlasts Marin Catholic in five-set comeback victory
In a back-and-forth rivalry match, the girls varsity volleyball team rallied to defeat the Marin Catholic Wildcats 3-2 on Friday, Oct. 16, extending its winning streak to nine. The matchup took place on Marin Catholic’s senior night, adding to the intensity of the longstanding rivalry. The Giants narrowly claimed...
richmondconfidential.org
When WCCUSD merged middle schools in Pinole, it caused an unintended side effect — traffic jams
In the morning and afternoon at Betty Reid Soskin at Pinole Middle School, students cross the street and weave through cars without a crosswalk or crossing guard. Cars double park and attempt illegal U-turns, risking head-on collisions. Drivers ignore prominent signage prohibiting left turns into the school, causing backups deep into the neighborhood.
contracosta.news
Contra Costa Community College District Chancellor to Retire After Nearly Four Decades of Service
Martinez, Calif. — Following a decades-long career with the Contra Costa Community College District (4CD), Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh has announced that she will retire on Dec. 30. At their September meeting, the 4CD Governing Board appointed Executive Vice Chancellor Dr. Micaela Ochoa to serve as interim chancellor while the...
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Students’ efforts to defend press freedom lead to Berkeley appearance, awards, push for stronger legal protections
What began as a censorship dispute over a political cartoon last spring has taken two Gretna East High School student journalists to the University of California–Berkeley, and earned them two awards recognizing their advocacy for student press rights. Seniors Aidan McClaren, who is the Editor-in-Chief of the Wingspan, the...
berkeleyside.org
State rules Berkeley High yearbook photo was discriminatory against Jewish students
The California Department of Education has ruled that a controversial photo included on a page of Berkeley High’s student-produced yearbook contributed to a “discriminatory environment” for Jewish students and ordered the yearbook’s advisers to undergo antisemitism training. The ruling is the fourth time over the past...
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Four year degree expansion brings new possibilities for LMC students
It would allow students to finish their educational goals closer to their home communities. New legislation expanding bachelor’s degree opportunities at California community colleges could eventually open the door for Los Medanos College to explore four-year degrees of its own. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills Sept. 18 related...
Seattle ON Tap
Patrick Walsh Told His Team He's Staying Indefinitely, And It Was News To Most
Nfl logo on gradient background - Created by the Sports On Tap desk | Source : Sports On Tap (team logos property of their respective owners) Patrick Walsh, the long-time head football coach at Junipero Serra High School, confirmed his plans to stay with the Bay Area powerhouse indefinitely. What’s wild is that a lot […]
Axios San Francisco
Daily Californian
ASUC takes stand against proposed UC Berkeley Student Learning Center cuts
Facing proposed budget cuts to UC Berkeley’s Student Learning Center, the ASUC has taken a stand against the SLC reductions, which campus has described as measures to achieve financial sustainability. At the ASUC Senate’s Wednesday meeting, senators approved a resolution formally opposing the cuts, calling upon campus leadership to...