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_{Special Forces perform during an anti-apartheid, pro-divestment protest. 1985, Sproul Plaza. Photo by Murray Bowles.}

Books to Check Out This Month

By Editorial Staff

The punk photography of Murray Bowles, Joan Didion’s psychotherapy notes, and more.

_{The Son. Photo by Heather Rasmussen. Courtesy of Gallery Wendi Norris}

5 Questions for Enrique Martínez Celaya, M.S. ’88

By Emily Wilson

The artist reflects on science, exile, and the messiness of life.

_{Cardinal Matteo Zuppi attends a mass on the third of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Maria Grazia Picciarella/Alamy Live News}

The Secretive and High-Stakes Politics of Electing the Next Pope

By Leah Worthington

Historian Thomas Dandelet on how Pope Francis’s successor will shape the future of the Catholic Church.

_{Dancers of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater perform "Sacred Songs" by Matthew Rushing. ©Paul Kolnik}

Feeling the Dance

By Leah Worthington

Blind patrons experience Alvin Ailey through sound and touch

_{Nathalia Alcantara}

Mixed Media: April 2025

By Editorial Staff

Berkeley-grown works we recommend this month

_{February 28. ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News}

What If We Stopped Shopping?

By Leah Worthington

A conversation with Lawrence Glickman M.A. ’89, Ph.D. ’92., on economic blackouts and consumer activism

David R. Fuller ’53, J.D. ’56

David Fuller ’53, J.D. ’56, writes: “I have to thank my older Brother, Everett (Bud) E. Fuller ’45 for sponsoring me as a Sigma Phi Pledge, thus enabling me to enjoy seven years as a Cal fraternity member from 1949 to 1956, and provide a very exciting and fulfilling college experience. Cal at that time […]

Joseph Godlewski

Joseph Godlewski ’15 published his newest book The Architecture of the Bight of Biafra: Spatial Entanglements with Routledge Press. Based on fieldwork and archival research conducted during his time at Cal, the book examines the intersection of race and the built environment in the region now known as southeastern Nigeria. Enmeshed in the history of […]

Susan T. Ye

Susan T. Ye ’07, an attorney in the San Jose office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been elevated to shareholder, effective January 1, 2025. Across its U.S., Mexico and Singapore offices, the firm elevated 28 attorneys to shareholder status. Ye’s practice focuses on representing and advising employers […]

Christina G. Cordoza

Christina G. Cordoza ’85, an attorney in the Walnut Creek office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been elevated to shareholder, effective January 1, 2025. Across its U.S., Mexico and Singapore offices, the firm elevated 28 attorneys to shareholder status. Cordoza is a trusted legal adviser to business […]

Jessica Bernardini

Miller Nash welcome Jessica Bernardini, M.S. ’07, to the firm’s environmental team. Bernardini, based in the firm’s Portland office, focuses her practice on providing clients with regulatory advice and representation in energy and environmental law matters. “I’m excited about joining Miller Nash,” says Bernardini. “It’s evident that I have the support of knowledgeable and experienced […]

Ellen Fleishhacker

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Jate Samathivathanachai

Jate Samathivathanachai ’01 joined Mammoth Biosciences as Senior Vice President of Finance in February 2025. Mammoth is a Berkeley-affiliated biotechnology company focused on leveraging its proprietary ultracompact CRISPR systems to develop potential long-term curative therapies for patients with life-threatening and debilitating diseases.