Scholars
Meet the Mildred Jordan Sharp Scholarship Recipients for 2020–2021
We congratulate the four recipients of this year’s Mildred Jordan Sharp Scholarship—students who have demonstrated leadership and academic personal development during challenging times.
Meet the Cal Pride Scholarship Recipients for 2020–2021
Introducing this year's recipients of the Cal Pride Scholarship, a one-year, merit-based award that recognizes sophomores, juniors, seniors, and incoming transfer students for academic achievement, leadership, and community involvement, as well as their contribution to the LGBTQ+ community.
Cal Alumni Give New Transfers a Virtual Welcome to Berkeley
Transfer students feel the pressure to set career goals as soon as they start at Cal. At the Alumni-Student Mixer during Golden Bear Orientation, alumni volunteered to help new UC Berkeley transfers feel more encouraged and less overwhelmed. This year’s diverse class of transfers includes first-generation students, student veterans, and student parents. “It’s always so […]
Supporting the UC Berkeley Community
Please join us in congratulating our incoming 2021 – 2022 Alumni Scholars and honoring our continuing students.
Felicia Yamaguchi Lives Up to Her Name
My name is Felicia Yamaguchi. My first name derives from the Spanish word feliz, meaning happiness, and my last name derives from the Japanese word for mountain, signifying unwavering strength. With that being said, you can say my mother had high expectations for the person I would become.
Emily Pilloton Is Opening Up the World of STEM—and Possibilities—for Girls
It’s late September, and Emily Pilloton ’03 is at Girls Garage, a nonprofit she founded in 2013 in Berkeley. Girls Garage recently reopened for small groups of girls eager to get back to the space and get building again. "I just feel like failure is not an option," she explains. "This space means a lot to the girls that come here."
Ashneel Pratap’s “let there be light” moment
At 15, I realized that my grandmother was completely illiterate, my parents didn’t have a proper education, and that we had slavery in our family. I began to learn about how Indian slavery occurred up until the 1950s and how my own grandmother was in bondage all the way up to this time. I learned about how political strife led to the deaths of thousands of my ancestors. And finally when I was 20, did I realize the impact my ancestral history was having on me this whole time. I felt as though I couldn’t attend a prestigious university like Cal, that maybe I should just work in a labor profession, just like my parents and those before me. All of this changed when a cousin of mine said, “Why don’t you apply to Cal? Why don’t you try for Cal?”
The Cal Alumni Association Supports Transfer Scholars During a Remote Fall Semester
This year, 30% of our Alumni Scholars are transfers—the largest number yet in CAA’s history.
Resources for Cal Alumni, Students to Stay Connected in Virtual Times
Get connected with the Cal Startup Network, Alumni Chapter events, UC Alumni Career Network professional webinars, and Cal alumni events during October's Reunion and Parents Weekend at Homecoming.
2020–2021 Leadership Award Recipients
Please join us in congratulating our incoming 2021 – 2022 Alumni Scholars and honoring our continuing students.
As Academic Year Begins, Alumni and Scholars Roll Out Virtual “Welcome Mat”
Coming to Cal is both exciting and daunting. We are grateful to our Cal Alumni Association community for helping our students feel supported as they embark on their Cal journey during these challenging times.
Cal Alumni Guide Scholars Through Uncertainty
On June 26, 2020, the Cal Alumni Association’s Alumni Scholars Program hosted a virtual panel, “Strategies for Job Searching during COVID-19,” to connect Cal alumni with recent grads and current students who are pursuing their career goals during a time of great uncertainty. The event was headlined by esteemed panelists Deary Duffie MBA ’84, Jordan […]
