As part of the White House Call to Action to bring college opportunities to more students, UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks came to Berkeley High School last week to talk with 140 students participating in college preparatory support programs. Dr. Claude Steele, the new Provost in charge of all of Cal’s schools and academic programs, as well as administrators involved in college admissions, joined the Chancellor to share information on how students can start planning for college now. Staff in the BHS College and Counseling Center organized a half-day program that promoted rich exchanges between the Cal visitors and our students.
Chancellor Dirks shared that we should all be asking “what more we can do to make the dream of college a reality for more young people.” Superintendent Evans and Chancellor Dirks pledged to work toward a stronger partnership between the Berkeley Unified School District and UC Berkeley in pursuit of this, and other common goals.
