As one of the top public universities in the world, UC Berkeley acts as a catalyst for transformation around the globe. Berkeley Inspire is home to uplifting, powerful stories you need to inspire, and be inspired by, your Berkeley community.
The Arcus Social Justice Corps provides debt relief to post-graduates of the College of Environmental Design, enabling them to focus on reforming housing policy, food accessibility, and other passions. In this video, Arcus fellows and CED Dean Renee Chow speak to the program’s community-building power and industry-shifting impact.
Throughout his long and illustrious reporting career, Bill Whitaker M.J. ’16 has told the stories that define our world. Whitaker is the 2024 recipient of the Alum of the Year Award, which honors a prominent alum who exemplifies the very best of Berkeley.
Peruse inspiring stories about people like you who have helped transform UC Berkeley.
Amid the national reckoning that followed the 2020 police murder of George Floyd, newsrooms attempted to rectify their lack of Black journalists. Jariel Arvin accepted a fellowship at Vox for new journalists of color. Today Arvin is a student at Berkeley Journalism, which recently received a large gift to attract and support more journalists from diverse backgrounds.
Cal alumnus H. Michael Williams ’82, P. ’22, and his wife, Jeanne, made a $600,000 pledge to the Berkeley School of Education (BSE) in support of a master’s program in the cultural studies of sport in education.
61% of all undergraduates receive some form of financial aid
6,000+ students who participated in community service
467 Hellman Fellows launching new careers
9 assistant professors named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows, the largest cohort from any single university in 2024