The Leadership Award

Emily Newman with her husband at his law school graduation Newman with husband Zach at law school graduation. The two met just months before Zach interviewed at various Ph.D. programs around the country. Newman was delighted when he accepted a position at Cal. / Courtesy of Emily Newman
Giving Back

Building Bridges: Emily Newman on Cal, Community, and Giving Back

By Samantha Savage

“At times Cal feels like a very large campus, but I found my group and my niche there… We built this connection to who we are as students today, and then who we can be as alumni.”

Robert Yu performs a dance move in front of the Bancroft Library wearing his graduation stole. Robert Yu ’18 / Courtesy of Robert Yu
Young Alums

Dancing with Purpose

By Josephine Thornton

For Leadership Award Scholar Robert Yu ’18, dedication to dance and Wushu endeavors at Cal opened the doors for new opportunities and set him up for success.

Prytanean alumnae pose with Spring 2021 Prytanean initiates. Prytanean alumnae with Spring 2021 Prytanean initiates. / Courtesy of Tina Cheung
Chapters

The First Women’s Honor Organization Pays It Forward

By Jackie Krentzman

Meet the Prytanean Alumnae Chapter, a group of alumni uplifting women of different backgrounds and career fields through awards, events, service projects, and community bonding.

A group of scholars dressed in graduation gowns throw their graduation caps into the air in front of Sather Gate. Scholars from The Achievement Award Program's graduating Class of 2022 celebrate a shared milestone. CJ Poloka / Cal Alumni Association
Scholars

Belonging at Berkeley

How the Alumni Scholars Program support students through scholarships.

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Scholars

Freshman Scholar Takes Flight at Berkeley

Justin Hogenauer ’22 dreams of becoming an Air Force pilot, but when it came to choosing where to go to college, he wanted a top-tier school—one that provided the kind of broad academic, professional, and social advantages for which Cal is so well known. “The Air Force Academy was an option,” he says. “But the […]

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News

Celebrating 85 Years of Alumni Scholarships

Established in 1934 in the depths of the Great Depression, the Alumni Scholars Program now supports 800+ undergraduate scholars each year, awarding more than $2.2 million in financial aid.

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Director’s Chair

A Letter from the Executive Director | Spring 2018

“It is a disturbing fact to me,” joked President John F. Kennedy in his 1962 Charter Day speech, “that the New Frontier owes as much to Berkeley, as it does to Harvard University.” Happy Birthday, Golden Bears! 2018 is an exciting year, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of Berkeley—the shining star of public education. How […]

Linnea Norton ’19 Linnea Norton ’19 / Cal Alumni Association
News

The Thrill and Awe of UC Berkeley

Independent and driven, Linnea Norton ’19 displayed leadership talent as a toddler with her earliest phrase to her mother: “Nea do it!” she protested. Now a recipient of CAA’s Leadership Award, Linnea continues to drive her own success. Prior to entering Cal as a transfer student and molecular environmental biology major, she studied veterinary science […]