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UC Berkeley is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, a defining moment for the campus and the first revolt of the 1960s to bring to a college campus the mass civil disobedience tactics pioneered in the civil rights movement.
> A dean looks back; plus, myths busted, and more ...
> Watch a video made from Mario Savio's "Machine Speech"
> Explore the FSM50 website...
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Yosemite National Park would be something quite different were it not for UC Berkeley and its visionary scientists, alumni and leaders. That's the blue-and-gold current flowing through Yosemite: A Storied Landscape, a just-published e-book that brings to vivid life the first national park in celebration of its 150th birthday.
> Read the full article...
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Simon Marginson, a professor of international higher education at the Institute of Education in London, arrives in Berkeley this week to deliver a series of lectures on the state of Clark Kerr's legacy and the California Master Plan -- and, he hopes, to find some answers.
> Read the full article...
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HEADLINES
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Groundbreaking leader in equity and inclusion to return to teaching and research.
Nine-month study yields recommendations.
CITRIS and Democracy Initiative helped develop civic-engagement tool.
Several nominees have Berkeley ties.
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STUDENTS
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Students to compete in new contest category.
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RESEARCH
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NIH seeks to unlock mysteries of neuroscience.
Focus is potentially transformative projects.
Berkeley Wellness assesses the latest findings.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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Stress relief pups will be on Sproul Tuesday, Oct. 7, noon-1 p.m.
Cancer awareness event takes place Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Fall reunion brings alums, parents and friends back to campus.
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