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Four members of the Rodriguez family standing together at UC Berkeley graduation ceremony. Four members of the Rodriguez family standing together at UC Berkeley graduation ceremony.
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American Dream Machine

By Shannon Cheng

Pedro ’23, Olga ’24, and Angelica ’19, J.D. ’24 grew up as children of Mexican immigrant farmworkers in Delano. At Berkeley, they found voice, purpose, and community. Today, they channel that foundation into student support, education equity, and community-centered legal advocacy.

Close-up of Helen Tombropoulos hand holding a small, aged handwritten note reading Helen Tombropoulos holds the handwritten annotation from the back of her graduation photo, identifying her UC Berkeley Class of 1950 ceremony alongside Gov. Earl Warren, later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and UC President Gordon Sproul.
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Alumni Spotlight: Helen Tombropoulos, Class of 1950

By Daniela X. Sandoval

At 20, Helen Tombropoulos left Berkeley with a degree in public law and a hunger for the world, what followed was a life few could imagine.

Moderator Chuck Ng gestures toward the panel from a podium at left as Ion Stoica, Murray Rode, Michael Stewart, and Darek DeFreece sit in a row of chairs facing the audience at the Berkeley VC & Startup Summit. Moderator Chuck Ng leads a panel with Ion Stoica, Murray Rode, Michael Stewart, and Darek DeFreece on what separates startups that scale from those that stall.
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What It Really Takes to Build a Company That Lasts

By Urja Upadhyaya

At Berkeley’s VC and Startup Summit, four insiders drop the usual advice and focus on what actually determines who makes it—and who doesn’t.