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“Palestine 101”

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

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

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Rich Lyons is Berkeley’s 12th, and rockingest, chancellor.
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Math Education Needs Reform. It Got a War Instead.

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Decoding the debates over high school data science
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The Man Who Shot the Unabomber’s Cabin

The hideout was evidence, a symbol, and in Richard Barnes’s photos, art.

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