5 Questions for Rita Lucarelli, Associate Professor of Egyptology
By Pat Joseph“I think we should stop thinking about ancient Egypt as a land of kings and queens only.”
Education
Chancellor’s Letter: Spring/Summer 2025
By Chancellor Rich Lyons“We will likely soon face threats to our independence and be presented with difficult choices.”
Big Picture: Cal’s Stonehenge
By Emily WilsonPart sculpture, part solar calendar, Sunstones II is beloved by sky-watchers and kids.
Berkeley’s Music Boom
By Emma SilversA curriculum overhaul and a post-pandemic need to reconnect have made music Cal’s fastest-growing major.
Five Questions for Vishal Subramanyan ’24
By Nathalia AlcantaraThe wildlife photographer captured the first images of the rare Mount Lyell shrew.
Please Allow Him to Introduce Himself
By Pat JosephRich Lyons is Berkeley's 12th—and rockingest—chancellor.
Math Education Needs Reform. It Got a War Instead.
By Nathalia AlcantaraDecoding the debates over high school data science
As It Happened
By Pat JosephHow the magazine covered the FSM
Let’s Roll On, Berkeley
By Chancellor Rich LyonsThere is nothing beyond the reach of our university.
First person: Berkeley’s Dean of Admissions, Now an Ed.D. in Equity and Democracy
By Olufemi “Femi” Ogundele, as told to Margie Cullen“Going to school and working here at the same time was probably one of the greatest things I’ve ever done. I was able to bring in four of the most diverse classes that Berkeley’s ever seen since 1996”
“Palestine 101”
By Emma SilversA new program at Berkeley—one of the first of its kind in the nation—examines Palestinian history and culture, beyond conflict.
A Survival Guide for Difficult Conversations
By Nathalia AlcantaraGoldman School’s Erika Weissinger on how we can talk—and listen—across our deepest divides.
