UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism has finally found a dean — the one who has been there all along.
Cal Provost George Breslauer confirmed that Neil Henry who has been interim dean for the past 18 months will be appointed to a full five year term. He’ll be the first permanent African American dean [...]
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Journalism Dean Found!
Want to be a journalism dean? Opening at UC Berkeley
For the second time in three years, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, one of the top three journalism schools in the country finds itself in an embarassing position: after two national searches, it still can’t find someone willing to be its permanent dean.
Two years ago, Dianne Lynch, who was dean of communications at [...]
Special Report: Obama’s “Army of Teachers”
In association with The California Report, produced by KQED FM. For an audio report by Kathryn Baron on January 15, 2009, go to The California Report. President-Elect Barack Obama has pledged to raise an army to wage a domestic battle…
Whose bone-headed idea was this?
It’s not often that my 9-year-old comments on public policy in California. In fact, he never had — until this week.When he heard me discussing Gov. Schwarzenegger’s proposal to cut the school year by a week (here in the LA…
More on Berkeley schools and air pollution study
My son is a fourth grader at Berkwood Hedge School, as referenced in Louis’ post below, one of the Berkeley schools rated most endangered by industrial air pollution in California in the recent series in USA Today. What’s interesting, from…
