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Photograph by Marcus Hanschen

Please Allow Him to Introduce Himself

By Pat Joseph

Rich Lyons is Berkeley's 12th—and rockingest—chancellor.

Illustrations by John Hersey

The Wild Ride of College Sports

By Ron Kroichick

How a bevy of recent changes are shaking up the game

Photographs by Kai Hanschen and Marcus Hanschen

High-Class Housing

By Leah Worthington

Transfers find deluxe digs at Anchor House.

FSM protesters and onlookers mass in Sproul Plaza. UC Berkeley, University Archives

Math and Conscience

Debates over how to teach math to high schoolers have gotten messy, plus much more in this issue

UC Berkeley. University Archives

As It Happened

By Pat Joseph

How the magazine covered the FSM

The Motion Scientist

By Pat Joseph

Five Questions with Victor Ortega Jiménez, Assistant Professor in Integrative Biology

Photo by Keegan Houser

Let’s Roll On, Berkeley

By Chancellor Rich Lyons

There is nothing beyond the reach of our university.

Illustration by Adriana Bellet

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”

Courtesy of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lab Animals

By Pat Joseph

To prevent wildfires, Berkeley Lab relies on an eco-friendly ally: a herd of 300 goats.

“Palestine 101”

By Emma Silvers

A new program at Berkeley—one of the first of its kind in the nation—examines Palestinian history and culture, beyond conflict.

Students participate in a Constructive Dialogue Initiative event at the Goldman School of Public Policy. Photo by Bora Reed.

A Survival Guide for Difficult Conversations

By Nathalia Alcantara

Goldman School’s Erika Weissinger on how we can talk—and listen—across our deepest divides.

A Season of Discontent

By Nathalia Alcantara

The Free Speech Movement, as reported in real time by California Monthly