Bearometer 11: Best of Berkeley
Source: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/2025/10/07/bearometer-11-best-of-berkeley/ Parent: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/
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The Faculty Bearometer sent the following question on October 7, 2025 to 2,620 faculty senate members:
What do you enjoy most about being a faculty member at Berkeley? (open text response). 138 responded.
The Bearometer also sought votes for the following nominated questions (in randomized order). 114 responded.
- Should the faculty have opportunities to rate senior administrators? (likert)
- Ought the undergraduate colleges adopt a grade curve? (Scaled response: No, Yes, with X, Y, or Z distribution)
- How, if at all, have you changed formative and summative assessment of your students because of generative AI? (open text)
- What percentage of undergraduate students attend your lecture on any given day? (two digit numeric)
- How often have you “not done the right thing” at Berkeley because it would require cycles of your time spent on paperwork or compliance? (likert)
- How would you describe current practices around disability accommodation at Berkeley, based on what you have observed? (open text)
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