Dean Anand and Students Reflect on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 8, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write to you as we prepare to commemorate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which we mark o…
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Dean Geeta Anand on making Berkeley Journalism accessible to all
October 4, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, As we enter National Disability Employment Awareness Month, I write to express my co…
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 17, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write together with our National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) chapte…
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Berkeley Journalism Honors Pride Month
June 23, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community: I would like to take the opportunity during Pride Month—celebrated annually in June…
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NABJ Berkeley Chapter’s Ande Richards and Dean Anand on Celebrating Juneteenth
June 18, 2021
Photo: Ande Richards (’22) Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write together with our NABJ chapter president Ande Ric…
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May 2021 Dean’s Letter
May 24, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Together, we’ve persevered through the pandemic, the racial reckoning and the polari…
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Message from Dean Geeta Anand: Let the verdict be a call for journalists to continue to hold police accountable
April 20, 2021
A jury has convicted Derek Chauvin of all three charges in the murder of George Floyd. We feel so many different emotion…
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Dean Geeta Anand on Women’s History Month
March 29, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, It is ironic that as we celebrate Women’s History Month, there are so many examples…
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Dean Geeta Anand statement in support of Asians and Asian Americans
February 17, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I want to express solidarity with our Asian and Asian American communities who have…
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Honoring Our Black Community in Black History Month
February 5, 2021
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, Here’s what we’re reflecting on at Berkeley Journalism during Black History Month, a…
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