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…
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…
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…
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…
Dean Geeta Anand’s statement on mob attack on the U.S. Capitol
January 6, 2021
January 6, 2021 Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write to say to our fellow journalists covering the violent attack…
November 2020 Dean’s Letter
November 23, 2020
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, My name is Geeta Anand, and as the new dean of Berkeley Journalism, this is my first…
Supporting our Black and other BIPOC students during this painful time
September 26, 2020
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, This has been a year of persistent loss, particularly if you are Black and brown in…
Interim Dean Geeta Anand on how Berkeley Journalism can find inspiration in the life of Justice Ginsburg
September 19, 2020
Interim Dean Geeta Anand reflects on how the Berkeley Journalism community can find inspiration in the life of Justice G…
Interim Dean Geeta Anand on the shooting of Jacob Blake
August 27, 2020
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I am writing today to share my anguish at the police shooting of Jacob Blake, the Bl…
A message from Interim Dean Geeta Anand regarding the legacy of Representative John Lewis
July 21, 2020
Dear Berkeley Journalism Community, I write to you as we mourn the death of one of our greatest fighters for racial just…