Christopher Edley

Christopher Edley Vouches for UC Online Pilot Project

Daily Bruin, May 5, 2011 by Molly Montgomery
http://bit.ly/jf8PtE

For UC students, there will be no extra cost for taking online classes. They will pay the same amount of tuition as they would for in-person classes, Edley said. “These are designed to be the same quality as courses offered for UC students,” Edley said. “They will be taught by UC faculty and graduate students.”

Christopher Edley Defends Evaluation of D.C. Schools

The Washington Post, April 28, 2011 by Christopher Edley and Valerie Strauss
http://wapo.st/lfoI77

We believe our report lays the groundwork for a rigorous and credible program of evaluation and research, one that would bring to the problems of education in DC the very best available expertise and reasoned judgment. The city’s children deserve nothing less.

Christopher Edley Recalls Dad’s Visit with Philanthropist Walter Annenberg

Palm Springs Life, March 2011 by Linda L. Meierhoffer
http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/March-2011/A-Legacy-of-Giving/

“For most private, historically black colleges and universities, there are chronic financial problems. My father made the case on the continuing importance of these institutions to the structure of opportunity in America, and he then delivered the ‘ask,'” says Edley…. Annenberg made a counterproposal, pledging $50 million if the UNCF could raise $200 million on its own, which it did in seven years. “He wanted to make history. Dad always considered him among the most visionary people with whom he ever worked.”

Kenneth Bamberger, Christopher Edley Announce Launch of New Institute

-Jewish Journal, February 24, 2011 by Jonah Lowenfeld
http://bit.ly/fwxc9w

“The law school has deep strengths in both the study of Jewish law—and religious law more generally—and also focuses on the study of Israel,” said Kenneth A. Bamberger…. “As more people got involved, it seemed like a real contribution could be made to those engaged in the discourse around Jewish law and Israel on campus.”

-Jewish Telegraphic Agency, February 24, 2011
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2011/02/24/2743089/uc-berkeley-to-expand-jewish-israel-studies

Christopher Edley … said in a news release that the institute “builds on the law school’s historic strengths in religious law. It also capitalizes on our cross-disciplinary and comparative approach to law and society and our longstanding collaborations with Israeli scholars and academic institutions.”

-Contra Costa Times, February 24, 2011 by Matt Krupnick
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_17475320?nclick_check=1

“I think it’s really going to transform the atmosphere on campus,” said Christopher Edley … who recounted stories of students who felt intimidated by their peers or professors while discussing Israel and Palestine. “It’s brought tears to my eyes. This is not what you expect of a world-class university.”

UC Berkeley has long collaborated with Israeli scholars and universities, and the institute will help centralize those studies, said Kenneth Bamberger…. “Our approach to issues that people care deeply about is to provide an open forum. We welcome the diversity of views around these issues.”

-The National Law Journal, February 24, 2011 by Karen Sloan
http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202483191505&rss=nlj&slreturn=1&hbxlogin=1

“These are fast-emerging fields in higher education,” Dean Christopher Edley said in a written statement. “The Gilbert Foundation’s generous gift allows us to bolster existing Jewish and Israel programming on campus with the added perspective of legal scholarship, and to better compete with comparable offerings at our peer universities.”

“We’re working to support broader discourse on campus around Jewish and Israel-related scholarship,” said institute faculty director Kenneth Bamberger. “We want to better serve UC students interested in studying these topics in-depth.”

-The Daily Californian, February 28, 2011 by Courtney Moulds
http://www.dailycal.org/article/112151/school_of_law_launches_the_berkeley_institute_for_

“The goal is to take a lot of existing strengths that we have both in the law school and also in the rest of the university and provide an institutional home,” said Kenneth Bamberger.

Christopher Edley Says Grants Can Help Support Online Education Pilot

The Daily Californian, February 18, 2011 by Amruta Trivedi
http://www.dailycal.org/article/112002/uc_online_program_in_running_for_gates_grant

Though Edley maintained that the prize money, if received, would hardly sustain the program for the long-term, he stressed the importance of adopting online education as a means to expand the UC’s technological presence. “I believe a more promising diffusion strategy is for leading institutions known for excellence to demonstrate the value of new technologies,” Edley said in an e-mail.

Christopher Edley Says Granholm a Role Model for Students

-Oakland Tribune, January 24, 2011 by Josh Richman
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_17185152?IADID=

“We teach our students how to apply their studies to solve the most intractable real world problems. Governor Granholm is a role model in this arena. She’s a distinguished policy expert who’s charted a new course for Michigan through hard work and innovation.”

-The Detroit News, January 25, 2011 by Karen Bouffard
http://bit.ly/fB5WaZ

“We are simply delighted that a governor of this caliber and expertise with such a strong legacy has agreed to teach here,” Berkeley Law Dean Christopher Edley said in Granholm’s release.

-The Daily Californian, January 26, 2011 by Alisha Azevedo
http://www.dailycal.org/article/111658/former_michigan_governor_husband_to_teach_multiple

Edley said the law school is “especially excited about her determination to be involved in issues of energy, environment, and technology—major elements of our curriculum and research.”