The inauguration of Nicholas Dirks, in pictures
Follow the inauguration of UC Berkeley's 10th chancellor with images from the NewsCenter's photo gallery, including morning symposia, the late-afternoon investiture ceremony and more. Also, in his inaugural address, Dirks invokes Berkeley’s "utopian ideals."
November 8, 2013
The formal inauguration of Nicholas Dirks, UC Berkeley’s 10th chancellor, began Friday morning at International House with public symposia on the three pillars of Dirks’ administration — undergraduate education, the role of the global university, and research and innovation, followed by a noontime rally on Sproul Plaza and a late-afternoon investiture ceremony.
Dirks, Bakhle and a full house of well-wishers celebrate the moment.
Student choral groups (the California Golden Overtones, UC Men's Octet and Decadence) conclude the ceremony with "Hail to California."
Napolitano, per tradition, places the Chancellor's medal over Dirks' head.
Bahar Navab ’05, Ph.D. ’16, a Graduate Assembly vice president, offers brief remarks.
The Fei Tian Dancers add a splash of color to the proceedings.
Napolitano welcomes attendees to the formal ceremony.
UC President Janet Napolitano surrounded by the banners of the UC campuses.
Keith Watts Jr. '14 opens the ceremony with a rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner."
Faculty, wearing their academic robes, gather outside the auditorium. (Carol Ness photo)
George Breslauer, executive vice chancellor and provost, carries the ceremonial Berkeley mace at the head of the faculty procession. (Carol Ness photo)
Members of the Coalition of Ethnic Staff Organizations carry their banner in the staff procession. (Carol Ness photo)
The oldest member of the alumni procession into Zellerbach Hall: Bob Breuer '43, chemistry. (Carol Ness photo)
Berkeley literature professor and former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass speaks about undergraduate education, as Berkeley professor Saul Perlmutter, winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, listens. (Barry Bergman photo)
Early in the day, Ken Goldberg, a UC Berkeley engineering professor and artist, introduces a symposium, on themes key to Dirks' agenda, to an audience of several hundred at International House. (Keegan Houser photo)
"Give me a C! Give me an A..." Janaki Bakhle, Dirks' wife, leads a cheer — urging the crowd to make it loud.
(Carol Ness photo)
The UC Rally Committee leads a showing of Cal spirit. The Cal Band and Oski were on hand, as well. (Keegan Houser photo)
Surrounded by well-wishers, Dirks makes his appearance at a rally of several hundred on Sproul Plaza. (Carol Ness photo)
Nicholas Dirks' inauguration as Berkeley's 10th chancellor came with a day of ceremonial, spirit and scholarly events.