Events at Berkeley

two photos side of side: on the left, the cover of the book, A Thousand Small Sanities; and on the right, a portrait of Adam Gopnik.

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: Adam Gopnik on what it takes to keep liberal democracies alive

“What makes liberalism distinct is a perpetual commitment to reform,” says the New Yorker writer and author of A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism.

four musicians perform in a redwood grove at the UC Botanical Garden as an audience watches from an amphitheater above.

Campus & community

UC Botanical Garden summer concert series kicks off this week

Sonali Deraniyagala and Ramona Naddaff talk on stage for a UC Berkeley event

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: ‘Wave’ memoirist on writing about unimaginable loss

Graduating Native students stand in a line wearing their graduation caps and gowns and gorgeous Native blankets wrapped around their shoulders

Campus & community

Slideshow: A glimpse at community graduations 2024

Gigi Sohn, wearing a cap and gown, gives a speech as a podium

Berkeley Talks: Gigi Sohn on her fight for an open internet

Harry Edwards gives a commencement speech at a podium

Harry Edwards to sociology grads: Even in turbulent times, believe in yourself

Filmmaker Carrie Lozano gives a speech at a UC Berkeley journalism commencement ceremony

Feeling like a failure isn’t the same as failing, filmmaker tells journalism grads

Sydney Roberts, wearing a cap and gown, gives a speech at a podium to fellow graduates

Berkeley Talks: Berkeley commencement speeches celebrate resilience, bravery

young man in mortarboard and robes at podium

University Medalist to graduates: Look beyond the label.

Chancellor Carol Christ stands at a podium wearing academic regalia.

Chancellor Christ to grads: ‘The world needs all that you have to offer’

Cynt Marshall gives the keynote speech at UC Berkeley's 2024 commencement ceremony

‘The ball is in your hands,’ keynote speaker tells Berkeley graduates

Students wearing graduation regalia sit, listening to speakers at UC Berkeley's spring commencement

Watch UC Berkeley’s 2024 commencement ceremony

A young man in commencement robes with hands raised in joy

Accompanied by protests, UC Berkeley graduates celebrate a milestone

Ruth Simmons sits and talks with a person on stage after giving a lecture at UC Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: Ruth Simmons on access and equity in higher education

Professor Nicholas Mathew holds up a 500-year-old manuscript to a group of visiting middle school students

Middle school students explore musical treasures from special Berkeley collections

Portrait of author and professor Michael Pollan, sitting with his head resting on his hand looking straight ahead

The day Michael Pollan knew ‘something was cooking’ in Berkeley

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