The Universe Will Not Be Paraphrased
By Urja UpadhyayaCal astrophysicist Eugene Chiang has chased total solar eclipses across three continents. His advice: stop extrapolating from the partial you saw once, and just go.
Start an Alumni Chapter
The Alumni Chapters Program offers alumni the opportunity to stay involved with and connect to the University, students, and fellow alumni. Alumni chapter volunteers are instrumental in bringing alumni closer together while enriching their own lives and the lives of future Cal alumni. Learn how you can start an Alumni Chapter.
Chartered Alumni Chapters Program
The Alumni Chapters program provides an official mechanism for Cal alumni to form their own network in order to reach and engage their constituency. Alumni Chapters fall under three major categories: geographic, special interest, and identity.
Through chartered Alumni Chapters, thousands of alumni are engaged with the university nationwide. Alumni chapter volunteers provide field leadership, organize events, raise money, help with CAA’s scholarship award process, welcome new students to Cal, and offer many other activities to support UC Berkeley. We invite you to be a part of our far-reaching network, an important component of CAA’s effort to reach all alumni.
Through chartered Alumni Chapters, thousands of alumni are engaged with the university nationwide. Alumni chapter volunteers provide field leadership, organize events, raise money, help with CAA’s scholarship award process, welcome new students to Cal, and offer many other activities to support UC Berkeley. We invite you to be a part of our far-reaching network, an important component of CAA’s effort to reach all alumni.
Chartered Alumni Chapter Application
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The submission of a chartered Alumni Chapter application does not guarantee the provision of a charter with the Cal Alumni Association.
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There are many ways for alumni to connect with their alma mater through the Cal Alumni Association and alumni chapters. We hope by staying informed and involved, Cal alumni are inspired to support the University of California, Berkeley, and ensure its continued excellence.
CAA’s Alumni Chapter advisors are committed to partnering with you to create vibrant organizations. We look forward to your success.
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The Secret Life of Oski
By Urja UpadhyayaIn honor of Oski’s 85th birthday, the Cal Alumni Association spoke with five alums who served on the committee between the late 1960s and 2025. What emerged was not one story but five overlapping ones, each shaped by a different decade's idea of what Oski should be.
She Went for Six Months. She Stayed for a Lifetime.
By Urja UpadhyayaShe 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.
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