UC Berkeley
For Cal Performances
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Amount$280,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/3/2020
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Cal Performances is the largest performing arts presenter on the West Coast, producing and presenting performances and programs that explore the intersection of education and the performing arts. Its annual season of 100 performances of world music and dance, theater, opera, jazz, and classical music, in the 2,000-seat Zellerbach Hall on the UC Berkeley campus, reaches 130,000 people. Cal Performances’ education and community outreach programs focus on building artistic literacy. Access to its programs is increased through partnerships with the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, as well as its management of the Greek Theatre in Berkeley.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.berkeley.edu
Address
Sponsored Projects Office
1608 Fourth Street, Suite 220, Berkeley, CA, 94710-5940, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for a teaching and research hub that will support high-quality content and online programing
The mission of the Berkeley School of Education at UC Berkeley is to advance excellence and equity at all levels of public education. The school encompasses diverse students and faculty who are committed to equity and excellence in education as researchers, professional educators, leaders, and innovators. Students and faculty seek to address crucial and complex problems in education that hinder students’ ability to thrive. This grant will support the implementation of an online professional certification program and master’s program that will address shortages in the primary and secondary teaching workforce as well as build leadership pathways for educators. (Substrategy: Educator Capacity)
for the Berkeley Wildlife program
The mission of the University of California system is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge. This grant supports UC Berkeley’s program Berkeley Wildlife, which provides solutions-oriented, cutting-edge, and interdisciplinary research, while also training the next generation of scientists and professionals to tackle complex problems in wildlife ecology, management, and policy. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
