Now Berkeley is hoping for legal or legislative intervention as the date to send out admissions offers draws near.
That analysis was conducted as part of the institution’s Upper Hearse Project, a plan that would have added academic spaces and housing for faculty, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. The court found in August that Berkeley’s analysis of the environmental impacts of increased enrollment was flawed and ordered it to keep enrollment at the same level as the 2020–21 school year, which the university noted was down given the coronavirus pandemic. “Let’s be clear: This was never the point of CEQA. “Due to a NIMBY CEQA lawsuit to stop UC Berkeley from expanding to meet growing student need, the University is now forced to rescind 1000s of admission offers,” California state senator Scott Weiner tweeted Monday in reaction to the enrollment freeze. Some believe that using the California Environmental Quality Act to address broader concerns about the community impact of increased enrollment runs counter to the spirit of the law. Others see the motives of Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods as less than egalitarian, instead representing a “not-in-my-backyard” mentality. “And for it to house as many of its students as it can, and to try to preserve what’s left of diversity in Berkeley that has been reduced by the university’s massive enrollment increases.” “Our goal is to hold the university accountable for its growth,” Bokovoy said. legislation aims to lift UC Berkeley's enrollment cap Supreme Court leaves Berkeley enrollment cap in place California Supreme Court rejects appeal from Berkeley.The group known as Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods-led by a Berkeley law graduate-has argued that continued enrollment growth at the university has stressed housing availability in the area, displaced existing residents and generated unacceptable levels of noise in nearby communities. “If left intact, the court’s unprecedented decision would have a devastating impact on prospective students, university admissions, campus operations, and UC Berkeley’s ability to serve California students by meeting the enrollment targets set by the State of California,” UC Berkeley said in a lengthy statement released Monday that detailed the ongoing legal challenges.įor local homeowners, the judge’s ruling represents a victory in a long-running battle. (This paragraph has been updated to reflect the correct number of students Berkeley must reduce to comply with a judge's order.) That means sending out at least 5,100 fewer offers of admission for undergraduates entering in the 2022–23 school year, based on projected yield rates, and the loss of $57 million or more in tuition dollars as the university shrinks to comply with the court order. Suing students who shared exams online to identify themįollowing the latest court order, Berkeley must reduce its student population by 3,050 for the next school year.UT Austin must pay professor $3M in sex-discrimination case.Chinese and Uyghur students clash at Cornell University.
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