Cal says the century-old villa at the center of Kensington’s Blake Garden has fallen into disrepair and is too costly to fix.
Felicia Mello
Berkeleyside
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UC Berkeley reclaims status as most selective campus in the UC system
UC Berkeley offered admission to about 19,000 undergraduates this year, posting the lowest first-year acceptance rate of any UC campus.
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Should UC bring back the SAT for admissions?
UC officials will speed up a decision on whether to revive a standardized testing requirement, after a push led by UC Berkeley math professors.
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How Californians cope with the state’s staggering inequality
For their book “Normalizing Inequality,” two UC Berkeley professors spoke with dozens of Californians clinging to a middle-class lifestyle — seeking to understand how they make sense of living here.
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Trump admin suspended UC Berkeley grants over ‘foreign funding.’ Some researchers say they didn’t take any.
The National Science Foundation cited funding from U.S. allies like Australia and Switzerland in suspending millions of dollars of research, including studies on autonomous driving and the skin color of poison frogs.
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The Indigenous exhibit that Trump failed to stop
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between Ohlone youth and UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science almost fell apart when a federal grant was axed. Then researchers took the Trump administration to court — and won.
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Trump administration again suspends UC Berkeley research grants
The National Science Foundation froze at least 18 grants to the university last month, shortly before Trump fired the board of scientists overseeing the agency, an attorney representing researchers said.
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UC Berkeley strips all political art from trailblazing multicultural center
Even a poster of Martin Luther King Jr. has been yanked. Cal has also banned student organizations from hosting events at the center after complaints about pro-Palestinian signs.
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Native American remains found at UC Berkeley construction site. What happens next?
The remains were found by crews building a beach volleyball court at Bancroft Way and Fulton Street. Cal is likely to now work with the Confederated Villages of Lisjan.
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‘Landmark’ deal or no big deal? Inside UC Berkeley’s $1 million antisemitism settlement
The settlement alters how UC Berkeley responds to discrimination complaints. What does it mean for free speech? And how much will Cal change course?