The Course Grade Distribution dashboard is now available only to people with access to restricted student dashboards. We will replace it in June 2024 with a more generally available version named the Class Grade Distribution dashboard. If possible, please use the Our Berkeley Grades by Course & Term dashboard, until the new dashboard is available.
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May 24, 2024
February 6, 2024
UC Berkeley's newest college, the College of Computing, Data Science, & Society (CDSS), now appears in Cal Answers student reports, such as the Census dashboard. CDSS consists of:
November 14, 2023
In collaboration with the Fund Stewardship and Compliance team in University Development and Alumni Relations we have just released the new Gift Accumulation Dashboard as part of the Finance subject area in Cal Answers.
The dashboard allows campus finance, development, and leadership to gain insights
October 12, 2023
We're upgrading Cal Answers to ensure continued vendor support from Oracle. Cal Answers will be unavailable November 9 as we upgrade the system. Please review the Cal Answers Upgrade Job Aid regarding what you need to do and changes to expect.
September 10, 2021
The GAEL rate for PI Portfolio projections has been updated from FY21 1.55% to FY22 1.75%. This went live on 9/10 after 5 pm. Projections created before this went live still show the FY21 1.55% rate. They need to be updated in order to trigger the FY22 rate to show. The update can be minor, like adding a period in the comment. Projections created after this update went live show the FY22 1.75% rate automatically.
April 5, 2021
Cal Answers Community,
Over the past two years, the Cal Answers team has focused on bringing UCPath data into Cal Answers. We have created and updated a wide array of reporting dashboards, and are happy to let you know the project is now complete. UCPath has a very big impact on Cal Answers reporting and we updated almost every subject area. Highlights of the changes include:
- Decreased the time it takes for UCPath data to show in Cal Answers from two days to daily
March 31, 2021
Working with the VC-Equity and Inclusion's office, we have implemented a change in how the Pacific Islander ethnicity category rolls up in Cal Answers student reporting. Rather than appearing under the "Asian/Pacific Islander" level 1 ethnicity category, the group will now be under "Underrepresented Minority." In addition, the level 1 category of "Asian/Pacific Islander" will change to "Asian". To ensure that trend reporting continues to work correctly, this change will apply to all historical data for both undergraduate and graduate students in Cal Answers.
December 4, 2020
We've just completed some updates to the Course View report in the Curriculum Long Term Planning dashboard that will help make planning for Summer course offerings a bit easier. We've added three new filters to the report: Student Level, Term Session Number, and Summer Student Ty
October 15, 2020
September 8, 2020
Cal Answers Finance and Payroll Communities,
When we transitioned from the legacy PPS system to UCPath, the term Payroll Period End Date (or Pay Period End Date) took on a new meaning. The Payroll Period End Date is now the last date of the UCPath payroll period in which pay was processed, corresponding to the old PPS term Pay Cycle End Date. The equivalent of the old Pay Period End Date field is now the Earnings Period End Date field.
July 30, 2020
Updates to Cal Answers Payroll dashboard and legacy Payroll Leave Accrual report is retired
Cal Answers Payroll Community,
May 14, 2020
May 7, 2020
Cal Answers HR Community,
April 24, 2020
February 20, 2020
December 9, 2019
Cal Answers is moving to CalNet 2-step verification. Beginning on Sunday, December 15, when you log in to Cal Answers, you'll be asked to sign in with your CalNet ID and then approve access to your account via DUO. Once you've signed in, you'll be taken directly to the Cal Answers system home page.
December 4, 2019
In a presentation typically delivered to new deans and select managers on campus, the Office of Planning & Analysis (OPA) will share institutional data about the UC Berkeley undergraduate student body.
Ever wonder what U.S. States our out-of-state domestic students come from, or how the demographics of freshman entrants differ from transfer entrants? OPA staff will cover these topics, and much much more.
October 31, 2019
Cal Answers Student Data Community:
We have recently created several new Cal Answers Student dashboard reports, in addition to updating several others.
Summer by Multiple Fields
October 7, 2019
Student census data for Fall 2019 is now available in Cal Answers dashboards and subject areas.