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Get InvolvedIn honor of Oski’s 85th birthday, the Cal Alumni Association spoke with five alums who served on the committee between the late 1960s and 2025. What emerged was not one story but five overlapping ones, each shaped by a different decade's idea of what Oski should be.
She went to Guatemala for six months and ended up staying for two years. That question — what becomes possible when underserved young people get access to technology and learning — never left her.
She left high school in the middle of 10th grade, experienced housing insecurity while at Cal, and never set out to be mayor. Now she runs the city that made her.
A TLA scholar from a small California mountain town found her community at Berkeley, and now helps others find theirs.
The Cal Alumni Association Board of Directors strives to serve and connect with the broad constituency of Cal alums and future graduates. CAA is seeking nominations for open positions on its Board of Directors for the 2027–28 term, including a UC Berkeley undergraduate or graduate student to serve as Student Director.
Please contact Jackie Ables at jackie.ables@alumni.berkeley.edu for more information.
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