UC Berkeley Chancellor Says Budget Will Be Balanced Soon - KPIX

After a year on the job, University of California at Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ said Monday that the university is making progress in balancing its budget and providing more housing for its students. In a back-to-school briefing before fall classes begin on Wednesday, Christ said the university is also making progress in meeting other major goals: building community, increasing diversity, supporting research and improving the student experience.Christ, who succeeded Nicholas Dirks on July 1, 2017, after serving as a UC Berkeley faculty member and administrator for 32 years and as president of Smith College in Massachusetts, said the university’s structural budget deficit stood at $150 million just two years ago but she hopes to balance the budget by next summer. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/08/20/uc-berkeley-chancellor-says-budget-will-be-balanced-soon/