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Co-founders, Julie Clugage, left, and Lila Ibrahim, right, lean in to assist two young students wearing headsets seated at laptops inside a classroom in Kenya, in 2013. Julie Clugage and co-founder Lila Ibrahim work alongside students during Team4Tech's first project in Kenya, in 2013. A year after launching the organization, the mission was in the field.
Cal Culture

She Went for Six Months. She Stayed for a Lifetime.

By Urja Upadhyaya

She went to Guatemala for six months and ended up staying for two years. That question — what becomes possible when underserved young people get access to technology and learning — never left her.

Free Speech Movement on UC Berkeley Campus, 1966. Photo by Ron Enfield. Free Speech Movement on UC Berkeley Campus, 1966. Photo by Ron Enfield.

CAA Donor Spotlight: Joanne Brown

Joanne Brown, Leadership Award recipient, triple-degree Cal alum, and dedicated supporter of CAA’s Alumni Scholarships & Engagement Program, reflects on how scholarship support, campus activism, and a passion for justice shaped her Cal journey, and why she is dedicated to giving back.

Toby Ricco stands on a beach with a view of the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Toby Ricco ’13, M.S. ’14 / Courtesy of Toby Ricco
Career

Bears in Business: Toby Ricco

Toby Ricco ’13, M.S. ’14, founder and CEO of Bimotal, walked into UC Berkeley with the goal of becoming an engineer and a passion for tinkering. At Cal, Ricco developed the skills and experience that have built his engineering and entrepreneurial career.