class of 2025

In the Shade of Memory: Reflections from a Soon-to-Be Alum
By Melissa Mora-GonzalezMelissa Mora-Gonzalez reflects on her time at UC Berkeley through the quiet companionship of campus trees. In this love letter, she traces moments of stillness, self-discovery, and belonging—walking familiar paths that once felt uncertain, and finding meaning in the spaces between.

Love Drafting: Stories Carried by the Berkeley Wind
By Jessie FisherJessie Fisher captures the heartbeat of UC Berkeley through the voices of four graduating seniors in a moving portrait of everyday rituals, major shifts, and quiet resilience. From machine learning to music, their stories echo with gratitude—for the campus that shaped them and the futures they’re about to shape.