faculty

A portrait of Eric T. Meyer standing with his arms crossed.

People

Meet Eric Meyer, the new dean of Berkeley’s I School

In a Q & A, Dean Meyer discusses his plans for the year, lessons he learned as a dean at UT Austin and what he does in his spare time.

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Business & economics

Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S.

Aileen Liu, Hernan Garcia, Christian Paiz and Arianne Eason sit in chairs on a dark stage and talk

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: What is understanding? Berkeley scholars discuss

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Campus & community

Berkeley Law launches democracy center named for influential former dean

Chancellor Lyons, wearing a Berkeley Changemaker sweatshirt, talks with a campus RA, a resident assistant, during one of the fall move-in days. She is wearing a gold

New chancellor, new housing and robot ramen help kick off Berkeley’s 2024 fall semester

Vice President. Kamala Harris wears a serious expression as she stands before a pair of microphones

Kamala Harris’ hidden foe: pervasive bias against powerful middle-aged women

Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, with a crowd of people cheering behind her.

A UC Berkeley linguist explores what Kamala Harris’ voice and speech reveal about her identity

Michael Yartsev stands in a darkened room with his hands on his hips. Yellow and teal lights swirl around him.

UC Berkeley Professor Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

Ken LIght, a Berkeley professor and documentary photojournalist, stands on the red carpeting of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee holding a camera and wearing a cap and vest.

Camera in hand, Berkeley professor chronicles this week’s Republican National Convention

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The legacy of eugenics

An illustration of a brain with flowers growing out of it.

Psychedelics change how we see the world. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why.

A man in a suit is sitting before a gray background. And inset image shows former President Trump looking downwards.

Will the Supreme Court give Trump a ‘get out of jail free’ card?

A portrait of Eric T. Meyer standing with his arms crossed.

Eric T. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information

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Bakar Fellows program partners with Academic Innovation Catalyst to announce 2024 Spark Awards

Rich Lyons portrait

Rich Lyons, longtime campus business, innovation leader, will be UC Berkeley’s next chancellor

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For new Berkeley professor, solving homelessness requires data, direction — and belief