Press freedom isn't a theory—it’s a frontline battle. 📰🛡️ Tomorrow’s Herb Caen Lecture at Cal with @CPJ’s Ginsberg, @WashingtonPost’s Rezaian, and the @SFChronicle is the 2026 reality check we need. 'Facts over Feelings' starts with protecting those who report them. 🏛️🐝 #PressFreedom #UCBerkeley

Graduating students walking onto the field in Cal Memorial Stadium, with a crowd of loved ones blurred out in the background. They are adorned in black regalia, as well as Berkeley stoles, honor cords, and medallions.

Spring Commencement is a university-wide affair, but there isn't just one ceremony you can participate in! 🎓 🧵

#UCBerkeley #CalGrad

John DeNero; Arjun Singh; UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society logo.

Congratulations to John DeNero and Arjun Singh on receiving UC Berkeley Achievement Awards!

🔗 Read about their work: https://bit.ly/4rUi6nd

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #AchievementAwards #PeopleOfCDSS

A scenic view of a lively outdoor space at the University of California, Berkeley. People are gathered near benches and flower beds. In the background, the iconic Sather Tower, also known as the Campanile, rises above the trees. The sky is clear and the area is surrounded by greenery.

A large crowd is gathered in an outdoor stadium for a graduation. Rows of people in academic regalia are seated on the field, with a podium area nearby. American flags are displayed prominently. Spectators fill the stands in the background.

A bustling street scene depicts a lively urban area with numerous pedestrians. Visible businesses include Whelan's Cigar Store and signage for Coca-Cola. Cars are parked along the street, and trees add greenery to the scene.

View of an empty Cal Memorial Stadium from the stands, with rows of concrete seats leading down to the football field. The field has "Golden Bears" marked in the end zone. The scene is overcast, with a scoreboard visible in the background.

On this day in 1868, Gov. Henry Haight signed an act catalyzing the idea that California should have a great public university. One year later, the new university opened in Oakland with 10 faculty and 40 students.

Happy Charter Day and happy birthday, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social!

#UCBerkeley

The #UniversityOfCalifornia, my alma mater, was founded on #ThisDayInHistory in 1868 when the governor signed a bill that passed assets of two prior institutions into a new public university. #UCBerkeley, its first campus, opened in 1873. The UC system is the top-rated in the US.

To prevent further #protests #UCBerkeley installed #shippingcontainers around the park until they could properly demolish it... yeah, UC Berkeley did this.

UC Berkeley Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit, Revises Policies on Zionist Speakers UC Berkeley has reached a $1 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed by two Jewish groups over alleged antisemitic incidents following the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict. The settlement mandates that the university prohibit student organization bylaws that ban Zionist speakers and implement mandatory antisemitism and anti-discrimination training for staff and faculty. UC Berkeley will also update its nondiscrimination web page to reference the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism, which includes examples such as hatred toward Jewish individuals or denying the Jewish people's right to self-determination. The university emphasized that students may still select speakers based on viewpoints but cannot adopt bylaws that explicitly exclude certain groups. The lawsuit arose after student groups at the law school restricted invitations to speakers who supported Israel, creating what plaintiffs described as a hostile environment for Jewish students. This settlement follows similar resolutions at other University of California campuses that faced tensions between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli activists. UC Berkeley’s administration noted that the agreement builds upon existing policies aimed at protecting Jewish students and promoting free speech, while the Brandeis Center highlighted the importance of preventing antisemitism disguised as anti-Zionism. Additionally, UC Berkeley previously paid $60,000 to an Israeli instructor allegedly denied rehire due to nationality, further addressing discrimination concerns on campus.

UC Berkeley Settles Antisemitism Lawsuit, Revises Policies on Zionist Speakers

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#ucberkeley #antisemitism #lawsuit

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A decorative image with gold feather illustrations and a blue circle in the center. Inside the circle, the text reads "2026 Achievement Awards."

Alumni awards display with a border of feather quills in ink bottles. 1. Alum of the Year Award: Amy Tan, Ph.D. student '74–'76. 2. Berkeley Founders Award: Charles Huang '93. 3. Campanile Excellence in Achievement Award: Dick Levy Ph.D. '65, Gary S. May M.S. '88, Ph.D. '91. 4. Fiat Lux Faculty Award: John DeNero Ph.D. '10. 5. Mark Bingham Award for Excellence in Achievement by Young Alumni: Paige Balcom M.S. '18, Ph.D. '22, and Arjun Singh '10, Ph.D. '16.

The UC Berkeley community is filled with people pushing the edges of what's possible, from leaders who shape entire industries to community members who make lasting impacts on campus.

Each year, the university honors them with Achievement Awards.

#UCBerkeley #AchievementAwards

Professor Robert Reich on campus, standing next to a light pole. The Campanile and fall foliage is visible behind him.

A black and white photo of Professor Robert Reich lecturing during one of his many classes. Students are seen in the background at lecture tables with pens and papers in front of them.

Introducing the Spring 2026 Campuswide Commencement Speaker: Professor @rbreich.bsky.social! Professor Reich is a professor emeritus of the Goldman School of Public Policy here at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social.

@inequalitymedia.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #CalGrad

Photo of six bare trees from above in a small rectangle of grass inside a red brick plaza. There are more than a dozen students sitting on the grass in a circle, presumably having their class outdoors on a nice day.

Here's a shot I took of them from the Campanile back in '79 or '80. #Photography 📷 #UCBerkeley

UC Berkeley academic workers hold 'last chance picket' as part of statewide protest - Local News Matters Hundreds of academic workers participated in a “last chance picket” at University of California, Berkeley on Thursday to demonstrate their willingness to Hundreds of UC academic workers rallied at UC…

Read more at localnewsmatters.org/2026/03/13/u...

#ucberkeley #education #workersrights #bayarea

Russia blacklists UC Berkeley, leaving Russian internationals criminalized and confused Russian American professors and an expert in Russian foreign policy interviewed by The Daily Californian have said this legal vagueness is designed to license arbitrary persecution of Russian dissiden...

#UCBerkeley is sanctioned by #Russia...

We must be doing the right things

#UkrainianView
#Ukraine

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Taking a deep dive into the Delta 🌿🌊

Thank you to the UC Berkeley Rausser College of Natural Resources for having our Restore the Delta staff provide a brief presentation on the intersections of water/air quality, public health, and water rights in the Bay-Delta!

#UCBerkeley #Cawater

Join Our Team: We're Hiring a Communications Assistant! - Risk Resilience Research Lab | UC Berkeley We’re Hiring a Communications Assistant! If you are interested in graphic design, social media, and working on web content, consider joining the dynamic Risk Resilience Lab team as a communications as...

🎓 Turn research into real-world impact! Join the Risk-Resilience Research Lab at UC Berkeley and help us share stories that advance justice, safety, and community well-being.

⏰ 5–10 hrs/week • Hybrid

📲 Apply now: risk-resilience.berkeley.edu?p=10736

#RRRLab #UCBerkeley #Communications

Cutouts of students in various poses, interacting with Big Give stars. They are situated around the words “Big Give, 3.12.26,” as if they’re standing in front of it, leaning on it, and sitting on it.

Big Give, the university’s annual day of giving, is LIVE NOW! 🌟

For the next 24 hours, support your favorite Berkeley group through giving, contests, and more at biggive.berkeley.edu

#UCBerkeley #CalBigGive

🩷 Celebrating women in STEM this Women's History Month! ✨🧪 Jennifer Doudna, Nobel laureate and CRISPR pioneer, inspires future innovators. #WomensHistoryMonth #UCBerkeley

The video is posted: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VidI...

Thanks again to #UCBerkeley #OLLI olli.berkeley.edu for doing this

Some convergence in our positions but still rather different views on the origins of this war

#UkrainianView #Ukraine

Jeremy Larner, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter on Robert Redford’s ‘The Candidate,’ Dies at 88 A speechwriter for presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, he also adapted his novel for the Jack Nicholson-directed ‘Drive, He Said.’

RIP Jeremy Larner
A great writer and a great teacher. My dear friend Susan Reynolds and I took his class READING FOR WRITERS at UC Berkeley and it changed the way we read and studied and wrote stories forever 💔💔💔
#booksky #jeremylarner #ucberkeley

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More than a degree: How UC Berkeley’s Rural Health Innovation Fellowship empowered Dr. Candy Stockton’s advocacy As boots-on-the-ground rural health care professionals, RHI fellows share their experiences and advocate for policies that strengthen rural health care.

In February, six UC Berkeley Online MPH program #RuralHealth Innovation Policy Fellows traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with staff at key federal agencies and congressional offices to advocate for rural health.
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#UCBerkeley #PublicHealth #HealthAdvocacy

Law professor says a federal fair share tax would address wealth inequality A new federal “fair share tax” could raise significant revenue from the nation’s wealthiest households while avoiding constitutional barriers that have stymied other proposals to tax extreme wealth, U...

Professor Brian Galle (@bdgesq.bsky.social) shared insights from his new book, 'How to Tax the Ultrarich,' at a recent @berkeleyls.bsky.social event that discussed a range of policy tools aimed at raising federal revenue: https://bit.ly/3OQ7eZz
#BerkeleyLaw #UCBerkeley

Stage in Hertz Hall before the Noon Concert - jazz groups this week

Noon Jazz Concert Set Up - Hertz Hall...
#UCBerkeley #noonConcert #photography

#leftcoastcrime #guestofhonor #fan #randalbrandt #interview #librarian #bancroftlibrary #ucberkeley

#leftcoastcrime #guestofhonor #fan #randalbrandt #gigipandian #interview #librarian #bancroftlibrary #ucberkeley

Four students conversing in front of Sather Tower dressed in UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society t-shirts. Text reads: “Celebrate #CalBigGive with the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society!”

Two students smiling side-by-side and holding Big Give star-shaped signs. Text reads: “30 gifts to the CDSS Student Success Fund will unlock a $10,000 challenge from Julian Gomez, founder of the Computer Graphics History Institute!”

A background image of students holding star-shaped signs with the words “Big Give.” Text reads: "Dean Jennifer Chayes and Professor Christian Borgs will donate $10,000 once 50 gifts are made to the CDSS Student Success Fund! An anonymous donor will contribute $2,500 once 15 gifts are made to the Center for Computational Biology Fund!"

Big Give is in 9 days! Help unlock these challenges and inspire #StudentSuccess at CDSS.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OcLg2B

#CalBigGive #DataScience #ComputerScience #Statistics #EECS #UCBerkeley

Cindy Juyoung Ok, translator of The Hell of That Star, will be at UC Berkeley on March 5! For more information, go to
events.berkeley.edu/Library/even.... We hope to see you there!

#cindyjuyoungok #thehellofthatstar #kimhyesoon #ucberkeley