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May 2021 Dean’s Letter
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Together, we’ve persevered through the pandemic, the racial reckoning and the polarizing election, not only to learn the skills of journalism but to produce important stories. It is with great pride that I highlight, below, the incredible work of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. But before doing so, on…
Read MoreDean Geeta Anand statement in support of Asians and Asian Americans
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I want to express solidarity with our Asian and Asian American communities who have experienced a surge in unprovoked and violent attacks in recent months, fueled by the racist rhetoric from politicians blaming China for the Covid-19 pandemic. We have a long and painful history of bias and xenophobia against Asians…
Read MoreNovember 2020 Dean’s Letter
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, My name is Geeta Anand, and as the new dean of Berkeley Journalism, this is my first quarterly note to you, our devoted community of friends, allies, alumni and supporters. I write to express how thrilled, humbled and inspired I am to serve as dean of this 52-year-old school. I also…
Read MoreGeeta Anand Appointed Interim Dean of Berkeley Journalism
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I accept the job of interim dean at a historic moment when the pain, fury and activism unleashed by George Floyd’s death present us with the mandate and the opportunity to make transformative change. Students, please know that we hear you. We support your request—indeed, your demand—that Berkeley Journalism act with…
Read MoreMay 2020 Dean’s Letter
Dear friends of Berkeley Journalism, It’s an irony of the pandemic that at the same time many of us face a daily regimen of confinement and isolation, we are part of a worldwide fellowship comprising billions of people to whom we’re inextricably joined. We huddle alone yet shape our futures together. There’s some comfort…
Read MoreApply Today! Earn Your Master’s Degree in Journalism at UC Berkeley
Applications are now available for the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Click here to learn more about the application process. The application deadline is December 2nd. Our 2-year Master of Journalism program hones your curiosity, creativity and fearless resolve into an effective force. Build a career founded in journalistic integrity and driven by cutting-edge…
Read MoreBerkeley Journalism instructor Edwin Dobb dies
Edwin Dobb, an eminent reporter and author who was highly esteemed as a classroom inspiration, died Friday of complications from a heart condition. He was 69. Ed had taught narrative writing and environmental journalism at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism since 2000. A former senior editor and acting editor-in-chief of The Sciences, Ed…
Read MoreDean’s Letter – November 2018
November 8, 2018 Warm greetings from North Gate Hall: It has been a nervous time at the School in the run-up to the U.S. elections, the news of mailed bombs, a murdered journalist in Istanbul and the slaughter in a Pittsburgh synagogue, and, for our day jobs, trying to create and refine new journalistic forms…
Read MoreDean’s Letter – June 2018
June 6, 2018 Greetings from North Gate Hall: At a time when the civic mission of the news media is under assault, the rise of the #MeToo movement reminds all of us of the transformative power journalism can have when determined reporters ignore decades of neglect and expose practices that systematically disadvantage millions of people.…
Read MoreWhy should *you* support journalism education? Because…
121 North Gate Hall #5860 University of California Berkeley, California 94720-5860 Dear Friends of Berkeley Journalism, Here’s what we know: TRUTH MATTERS. Being UC Berkeley, we draw a special kind of student: Socially engaged, diverse, and dedicated to the thorough reporting that brings ignored realities to public light. Since our founding nearly a…
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