We're excited to announce that UC Berkeley has once again received designation as an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) under Title III and/or Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEA).
A decade-long effort to expand classes and better serve the university’s Asian American and Pacific Islander students culminated in a “cluster hire” that spans various schools and disciplines.
On Friday, October 18, 2024, the campus community gathered to celebrate an important milestone in advancing equity for Asian American and Pacific Islander students, staff, and faculty as part of UC Berkeley’s Alumni and Parents Homecoming Weekend. Hosted at the Alumni House, “Building AA & PI Futures at Berkeley” highlighted the significance of UC Berkeley's federal designation as an Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Serving...
States across the country are seeking to eliminate public education funding for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and research in campaigns led by politicians who openly devalue and criticize DEI work as part of a “woke” agenda .
