Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,
When UC Berkeley’s founders chose Fiat Lux — “Let there be light” — as the university’s motto, they weren't just talking about the knowledge created in a lab or shared in a classroom. That is only half of the equation. The other half is the courage to carry that knowledge, that light, into the world’s darkest corners.
Dear Campus Community,
Dear campus community,
Last fall, we launched a strategic planning process to define Berkeley's vision for the future and chart the path to our next era of excellence. Today, I want to update you on where we are and invite you to help shape what comes next.
A Three-Part Approach to Building our Strategy
Over recent months, we held listening sessions with faculty, academic and administrative leaders, students, alumni, our Board of Visitors, and our Board of Trustees. What emerged is a three-part approach:
Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,
Last week I squeezed into a single-seat, formula-style race car, wondering what it feels like to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 4 seconds. This was no ordinary car. It had been designed and built — nearly every one of its 500 parts — by UC Berkeley students.
Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,
For UC Berkeley students who struggle to pay for food and housing, the recent government shutdown increased those challenges. Nearly 17,000 students lack reliable access to food, over 3,300 students encounter unstable housing, and more than 2,400 face both hunger and housing instability at the same time. Even though the shutdown has ended, their needs have not.