Spring 2023

Athletics: Spring Sports

February 14, 2023

We are approaching the busiest time of the year for Cal Athletics, when the winter sports season collides with the beginning of spring sports. By the end of February, nineteen of our sports will be competing simultaneously.

The Cal softball team returns a large part of its lineup from last season, including four players who earned All-Pac-12 recognition – catcher Makena Smith, shortstop Tatum Anzaldo, pitcher Sona Halajian and infielder Acacia Anders. Smith and Anzaldo were both named to the First Team while Halajian received second team honors and Anders made the All-Freshman Team...

Defying negative stereotypes, humanities majors are booming at Berkeley

February 14, 2023

Students looking for the right major to become global citizens in today’s world are increasingly turning to the arts and humanities at Berkeley.

Cal Parents Fund gifts provide immediate, lasting impact

February 14, 2023

Responding quickly and creatively to needs and opportunities that arise on campus is vital to UC Berkeley’s ongoing excellence — and to do that, the university relies in large part on unrestricted flexible-use funds. One source of that flexible funding is fueled by the generosity of Berkeley parents and families, a giving opportunity that’s also tailor-made for them and their students: the Cal Parents Fund.

Gifts to the Cal Parents Fund help to sustain and improve access to Berkeley’s excellence in teaching, research, and public service by supporting students and faculty across...

Internship Stories @ Cal

February 14, 2023

Internships come in many flavors—and we like to share as many student stories as we can to help you aspire higher when you begin to look for an internship.

Many internships, like these, take place during the summer months when you have some extra time between sun and fun. While some students traveled abroad or participated in UC Berkeley prep programs, many pursued unique internships across the country. Here are some of their experiences to give you inspiration.

Big Give 2023: Be a shining star on March 9

February 14, 2023

Faculty who illuminate understanding in young minds. New friendships whose light will shine through a lifetime. A public service mission that brightens the world. What’s your Berkeley star? From the star in Sather Gate to the ones explored by the James Webb telescope, the Berkeley galaxy is a brilliant one full of innovation, empathy and generosity.

Each year during Big Give, the campus’s annual 24-hour fundraising blitz, we ask you to show us your Cal constellation. The event gives you a chance to honor your Berkeley stars with gifts and social media shout-outs, giving Cal’s...

Parent volunteers and donors: ‘We are very big on giving back’

February 14, 2023

Miaad and Albert Bushala have always given their all when it comes to supporting their children’s education. The couple from Orange County, Calif, were active parents at the arts high school their two kids attended, and that desire to make a difference has extended to their children’s college experiences, including that of their daughter at UC Berkeley.

“Culturally, we are very big on giving back,” says Miaad, who works with Albert in their real estate development and investment business. “We realize the value of philanthropy, and we use it as a way of not only saying thanks to...

Lots to celebrate, lots to work on, Carol Christ says in semesterly update

February 14, 2023

UC Berkeley has a lot to celebrate and a lot to work on moving into the new year, Chancellor Carol Christ said during a virtual, end-of-semester Campus Conversations event on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. But through another tumultuous semester — which has seen a UC-wide labor strike and a continuing pandemic — Berkeley’s campus community has again come together.

New police chief

February 15, 2023

Yogananda Pittman took the oath of office today to become UC Berkeley’s new police chief, telling a festive, packed room in Sproul Hall — and East Coast family, friends and former co-workers on Zoom — that she is “ecstatic” to be starting her new role on campus. The former interim chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, who will work and reside nearly 3,000 miles from her previous post, is set to direct a police force of about 140 officers, community...

Light the Way reaches $6 billion with a gift that serves democracy

February 15, 2023

With a year remaining in UC Berkeley’s historic Light the Way campaign, an exciting new gift to support the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service at the Institute for Governmental Studies has brought the total to $6 billion, the campaign’s monetary goal.