Humanities

Music department seeks to expand private lessons amid surging student demand

“We want to teach them all," said David Milnes, the department chair and conductor of the UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra. "We feel that music is good for everybody at all levels of ability."

Humanities

From designated hitters to robot umpires, how baseball has — and hasn’t — changed over its 200-year history

Arts & culture

From Sproul Plaza to 924 Gilman: How the East Bay helped define punk’s radical legacy

Campus & community

New oral history project chronicles the resilience of UC Berkeley’s libraries

Watch: an archaeologist’s guide to Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ - Video

The U.S. housing crisis looms large. Could a Thai model help solve it? - Audio

Despite budget threats, UC Berkeley invests in six new tenure-track Asian American and Pacific Islands specialists

In 18th‑century China, these artists made Europeans’ portraits. Only now are their identities emerging.

Berkeley Talks: Ramzi Fawaz on the psychedelic power of the humanities - Audio

Berkeley Talks: How do we make better decisions? (revisiting) - Audio

‘Nudges’ aren’t always good for society, UC Berkeley economics study finds

From Bob Dylan to Ice Cube: Mapping 60 years of storytelling in pop lyrics

Wikipedia as resistance: This UC Berkeley class makes queer contributions visible - Audio

Is work the new religion in Silicon Valley? This UC Berkeley professor thinks so

Berkeley Talks: The complicated role of media in motherhood - Audio

For 50 years, she recorded her Pomo language. Her voice is helping this student reclaim his culture. - Audio

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