On Campus
Exit Interview with the Chancellor
By Pat JosephAfter seven years at the helm, Carol Christ hangs up her iconic blue blazer. Before she headed out the door, California sat down with her for a final interview.
The Bedrock of Good Journalism
By Francisco Martínezcuello2024 Alum of the Year Bill Whitaker brings integrity to his storytelling.
Kingdom Come Never Came
By Pat JosephSolving for the end of the world, plus much more in this issue
Cal Comedians
By Dano Nissen ’18Six comedians walk onto campus…
Working Toward Justice
By Leah WorthingtonIn an unassuming house on Piedmont Avenue, students are ushering human rights investigations into the digital era.
Berkeley Buffet
By Dhoha BarecheA new course enables students to sample the campus’s intellectual riches
Semester of Discontent
By Pat JosephAs campuses across the country made headlines, Berkeley managed to stay out of them. Mostly.
A Bird’s-Eye View of People’s Park
By Pat JosephWhere People’s Park stands now
Adversity and Exclusion
By Katherine BlesieIn a new experiment, Berkeley researchers found that racial “contact gaps” were highly concentrated in just a few companies.
Ending with Thanks
By Chancellor Carol T. ChristBecause this is the last column I will write for California magazine, I begin with thanks …
Epic Toss: Discus World Record-Setter Adds to Cal’s Olympic Momentum
By Margie CullenHe’s not the only Cal athlete heading to the Paris Games.
You Don’t Have to Be a Rhodes Scholar to Study at Oxford
By Margie CullenPhebe Haugen was a “frustrated English teacher” when her friend first told her about the poetry class he had taken at Oxford.
