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“Action is my coping mechanism”: Wendy Marie Ingram on building community care in academia

When loss struck her graduate community, Wendy Marie Ingram, Ph.D. ’15, didn’t wait for permission to act. The UC Berkeley alum transformed her pain into purpose, founding Dragonfly Mental Health to make mental health care in academia collective and sustainable. Her story is one of evidence, empathy, and resolve.

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Behind the Scenes at the Lair of the Bear

When family camp comes to a close, there’s still plenty happening behind the scenes to keep the Lair running strong. In late August and September, the Lair hosts Bear Music Fest, an International House retreat, and late summer weddings. Then, once all the guests begin their drive down Hwy 108, a hard-working Closing Crew takes over. […]

Arthur Sze at the Library of Congress, coral shirt and dark blazer, a carved cabinet and small bust behind him; Photo Credits: Shawn Miller, Library of Congress. Cal Culture

Arthur Sze’s Berkeley: Attention, Translation, and the Joy of Making

Arthur Sze ’72 returns to Berkeley memory, Josephine Miles’s courtyard, an IBM typewriter by an open window, a creek, to trace a life in poems. In this interview, the Poet Laureate maps how translation, science, and disciplined attention shape his work and teaching, and why his enduring advice to young Cal writers is simple: write, and don’t stop.

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Fictions and Frames: Professor Nina Beguš on Building “Artificial Humanities”

What if fiction were a working lab for AI? In conversation with UC Berkeley’s Nina Beguš, we explore how stories, translation, and careful language can reshape design choices long before ethics memos arrive. From Pygmalion to chatbots, Professor Beguš invites the Cal community to test metaphors, revise frames, and build technology with more care and clarity.

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Here’s to Thee: How Cal’s Donors and Volunteers Turn Care into Opportunity

The CAA Donor and Volunteer Appreciation Brunch felt like a family gathering, but the story reaches further. Alums power six scholarship programs, steady finalist rooms, and lead chapter events that welcome, mentor, and open doors.