On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that as of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the United States...Read more about Juneteenth 2021
Eight minutes and 46 seconds are etched in our minds forever. That is how long former and convicted police officer Derek Chauvin pushed his knee into George Floyd’s neck, suffocating and murdering him in public one year ago today. His death also...Read more about Remembering George Floyd, Life, Lessons, and Liberation
There has been a disturbing increase in hateful speech and expression in recent days, on social media platforms, and in public spaces across our country, where recent attacks have been directed at members of the Muslim and Jewish communities
Even as the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic begins to recede in the United States, we are witnessing a tragic surge of new cases around the world, particularly in India. As a global university, our community—as well as our caring and compassion—extends well...Read more about Standing with India
This month we start Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month with both sadness and resolve. One year ago, I was writing about the increase in anti-Asian racism and xenophobia, and since then incidents of hate and violence against Asian and Asian Americans have...Read more about Honoring and Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
We are learning that many faculty and staff on campus have received notices from Experian that their Social Security numbers have appeared on the dark web.
Today, a jury in Minneapolis delivered a measure of justice with its conviction of Derek Chauvin on three separate charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Yet, these verdicts cannot return George Floyd to his loved ones or even begin to mend the...Read more about UC Berkeley leaders: Chauvin verdict delivers ‘a measure of justice’
I am writing to provide an update on the search for our next vice chancellor for equity and inclusion. As this is a critical role for our campus, we have contracted with the Storbeck Search & Koya Partners of the Diversified Search Group to...Read more about Search Announcement: Vice Chancellor, Equity & Inclusion
In recent days and weeks we have witnessed a series of violent, hateful and utterly unprovoked attacks in the Bay Area against Asians and Asian Americans. This violence in our region is not random or isolated. Anti-Asian bias and prejudice have a long and...Read more about Standing with our Asian American community