back-to-school 2020

Kevin McCarthy, a new transfer student who was incarcerated for most of his ilfe, walks past Sather Gate wearing a smile and a T-shirt protesting racial injustice

Campus news

From solitary hell to ‘sacred ground,’ Kevin McCarthy defies the odds

While incarcerated, he studied law and fought for prisoners' rights, even if it jeopardized his own

Exit West book cover and Mohsin Hamid with his head on his hand

Arts & culture

‘Exit West’ author Mohsin Hamid: ‘Migration is what our species does’

a graphic showing information about new students. Click the link to view an accessible .pdf with the complete informaiton

Campus news

Berkeleys newest students, by the numbers

Five photos show activity at UC Berkeley this fall during the pandemic: a student working in the Student Organic Garden, construction workers at Giannini Hall, a student at the food pantry moving boxwes, three students sitting 6 feet apart on the Sproul Hall steps wearing masks and two researchers in an engineering lab

Campus & community

Closed, open, still, stirring: Pandemic-era Berkeley in 30 photos

A portrait of Chancellor Christ shows her smiling at the camera weaing a blue jacket.

Chancellor chat: Coronavirus pandemic can’t stop Berkeley or its mission

an empty library

UC Berkeley Library to launch contactless pickup service

A violinist performs on stage next to a piano

With new streaming series, Cal Performances brings performers into the home

luis tenorio looks at ther camera during a livestreamed event

Graduate student president: ‘You belong here and this institution needs you’

Student Victoria Vera is a member of the chancellor's Building Name Review Committe.

Berkeley’s undergraduate student leader: Stay resilient

A student in a mask wheels his belongings onto campus near Sather Gate, with smoke from the Northern California wildfires visible in the air.

Fall 2020 at UC Berkeley: Masks, remote learning and courage

Carol Christ sits at a table and talks with students

Chancellor Christ to new students: There is no place I’d rather be than Berkeley

Professor standing in front of several computer monitors teaching a course online

Can you learn the art of a deal online?

Berkeley football field and students forming a bear with their bodies

A warm, digital welcome for Berkeley’s newest students

Giant blue and gold lettering spelling out Go Bears sits on a campus plaza, awaiting the start of Golden Bear Orientation in 2019.

Virtual Golden Bear Orientation, a pandemic original, starts Friday

Aerial shot of UC Berkeley campus

Update on student engagement and services for fall 2020

Doe Library

UC Berkeley announces plans for fall semester