Bugged - Part 3

From Inside Higher Ed: The Department of Education is reviewing potential violations of the Clery Act at the University of California, Berkeley following violence at a campus protest. Fights broke out and four people were arrested at a Nov. 10 protest against an event for Turning Point USA, the conservative student group founded by Charlie Kirk, Cal Matters reported. The organization has received newfound attention after Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University in September, exactly two months before the event at UC Berkeley. 

...ED also accused the university of having “a history of violating the Clery Act” in a news release announcing the investigation, citing a $2.4 million fine and settlement agreement in 2020 for UC Berkeley’s failure to properly classify 1,125 crimes on campus and insufficient record keeping... UC Berkeley spokesperson Dan Mogulof told Inside Higher Ed by email that the university “has an unwavering commitment to abide by the laws, rules and policies that are applicable to the university” and “will continue to cooperate with governmental inquires and investigations.” ...

Full story at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2025/11/26/ed-investigates-berkeley-over-protest-violence.

Previous blog posts: https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/11/bugged-part-2.html; https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/11/bugged.html; https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/11/coming-soon-to-berkeley.html.