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Berkeley Remix: The hidden heroes of the East Bay Regional Park District

A look back at season five of the UC Berkeley Oral History Center’s podcast, which covers topics from the park district’s role in battling the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire to the public benefits of its preservation efforts.

a map with 3D shadowing. The countries of the Middle East are in an orange hue whereas the other countries are black, and the ocean is blue. Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Iraq, and Jordan are a paler shade.

Humanities

How scholars in the Middle Eastern languages and cultures department understand a complex region

Sarah Gold McBride and Christine Palmer face one another at a desk, smiling at each other, conveying their close friendship

Arts & culture

This class traces the evolution of American friendship

Ryan and Melissa Mattson in graduation apparel

Campus & community

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

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Executive actions aim to reshape America’s cultural institutions. UC Berkeley scholars react

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How is slavery represented at American tourist sites today?

Heather Cox Richardson and Dylan Penningroth speak on stage

Berkeley Talks: Heather Cox Richardson on the evolution of the Republican Party and what gives her hope for America

black-and-white photograph of women in traditional dress from East Asia walk across a bridge

How Trump’s immigration policies compare to those of America’s past

Berkeley Voices: From Victorian-era letters to Swiftie bracelets, an evolution of American friendship

Litwack gestures while speaking in front of a bookcase

New African American history lecture series created to honor beloved professor

Uncovering the roots of prison labor in America

An extended family (grandparents, mother, small child, father) eat. and serve Thanksgiving table in this black-and-white photograph.

How to think about Thanksgiving like a food historian

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How World War I helps explain what gave rise to Trump’s second term

Jack Weinberg sits in a police car in 1964 with his arms folded out the window, surrounded by police and protesters

How Freedom Summer activists brought the Free Speech Movement to Berkeley

huge plumes of smoke billow into the sky over New York City's buildings after the terrorist attack on 9/11/2001

9/11 shaped the U.S. in unimaginable ways. This class helps Gen Z students grasp how

New Palestinian and Arab Studies program established at UC Berkeley

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