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Campus & community

Michael Bolden selected to be next dean of UC Berkeley Journalism

Bolden is a veteran journalist who is the CEO of the American Press Institute and has worked at the Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle.

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To understand youth experiencing homelessness, this UC Berkeley professor hires them

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Milestones

George Leitmann, academic leader and decorated WWII veteran, dies at 99

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The world’s top spelling bee is coming up. This Berkeley Ph.D. student built the word list.

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Majoring in gender and women’s studies helped this graduate find her voice

a man in a red hat and winter gear stands onboard the green deck of a ship with red railing in Antarctica. He is holding a camera and filming something, looking focused.

In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary

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Dr. Malcolm Potts, gutsy global changemaker for reproductive health and women’s rights, dies at 90

An image of the Pulitzer Prize medal shows the front and the back. The medal is gold, with the image of Ben Franklin on one side and on the back is someone operating a printing press.

Six UC Berkeley alumni named 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners

The four 2025 UC Berkeley University Medal finalists, in a photo illustration with each student headshot in a gold oval against Berkeley-blue background.

In turbulent times, 2025 University Medal finalists excelled through idealism, hard work

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The key to success for this year’s University Medalist? Curiosity and collaboration

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How two graduating siblings found their ‘second act’ at UC Berkeley

Several Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni honored with 2025 Pulitzer Prizes

Anastasios Angelopoulos (L) and Wei-Lin Chiang, founders of Chatbot Arena.

As companies pour billions into AI, a ranking system by UC Berkeley students has all eyes on it

Emily Thompson, clad in a cap and gown, holds her 2-year-old, Caspian, also wearing a small gown, while her other kid, River, stands next to her. She's smiling widely.

After wilderness therapy, this graduate found her own path at UC Berkeley

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National Academy of Sciences adds eight from UC Berkeley to its ranks

Kelly Sparks, Berkeley's new vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer, wears a black blazer and floral blouse. Her arms are crossed in front of her and she has dark-rimmed eyeglasses and shoulder-length blonde hair.

Kelly Sparks is campus’s new vice chancellor for finance, CFO

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