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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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May 2020 Dean’s Letter
May 6, 2020
Dear friends of Berkeley Journalism, It’s an irony of the pandemic that at the same time many of us face a daily…
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November 2019 Dean’s Letter
November 26, 2019
November 26, 2019 Dear friends of Berkeley Journalism, Briefly overshadowed by the now seasonal reminder of envir…
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April 2019 Dean’s Letter
April 23, 2019
Dear friends of Berkeley Journalism, Our Spring Welcome visit, which gives recently admitted applicants a chance to see…
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Dean’s Letter – November 2018
November 8, 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.…
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Dean’s Letter – June 2018
June 6, 2018
June 6, 2018 Greetings from North Gate Hall: At a time when the civic mission of the news media is under assault, the ri…
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