Education

For those who know education is a lifelong pursuit. These in-person and virtual events are designed to provide forums for alumni to learn, debate, and discuss.

Cal for All

A Changemaker Mindset for Inclusive Innovation

UC Berkeley’s Chief Innovation and Entrepreneurship Officer, Dr. Richard Lyons ’82, chats with Cathy Han ’01, founder of CAA’s DEIBJ Alumni Chapter Leadership Council. Dr. Élida Bautista, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, moderates an alumni panel. (Aired April 17, 2023).

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Fostering Diverse Leadership for Sustainable Impact

Ché L. Abram, Chief of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for the UC Berkeley School of Public Health moderates a panel on DEIBJ leadership featuring Dr. Deborah Cheng ’13 from the CCNY Colin Powell School for Civic & Global Leadership; Dr. Allison Scott, from the Kapor Foundation; and Ousman Jobe ’95 from Microsoft. (Aired February 13, 2024).

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Thriving Communities for All

Diego Jácome, co-chair of the UC Berkeley Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association – Los Angeles chapter, moderates a panel on DEIBJ leadership, featuring UC Berkeley’s Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer, Dania Matos, J.D., and Cal alumni leaders from management consulting, higher-ed, and technology backgrounds. (Aired March 7, 2024).

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California Live!

Will AI Be Humanity’s Last Act? with Stuart Russell

Join California magazine Editor-in-Chief Pat Joseph in conversation with Professor Stuart Russell, head of UC Berkeley’s Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence, about both the tremendous promise and considerable perils of artificial intelligence. (Recorded on September 7, 2023)

Life, the Universe and Everything with Alex Filippenko

California magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Pat Joseph and astrophysicist and educator Alex Filippenko discuss Life, the Universe and Everything. Topics include the mysteries of dark energy and findings from the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024! (Recorded on March 28, 2024)

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Identity

joe spano, jordan veasy, elijah hicks, isabella marten, and maria smith

Who Are We Now?

Former Cal student-athletes discuss the intersections of personal and shared identity.

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Striving to Thrive

Candid discussion on professional and career issues faced by women.

Listen to The Edge Podcast

With help from UC Berkeley experts, California magazine explores cutting-edge, often controversial ideas in science, technology, and society. Should you be able to choose your baby’s IQ? Are algorithms really smarter than people? As we face a planet devastated by climate change, what is the future of food? All that and more from The Edge, a podcast for surviving today’s modern world.

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