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Berkeley faculty, deans "re-imagine" undergraduate education

The College has released a new report on Re-Imagining Undergraduate Education at Berkeley, containing recommendations from the 2010-2011 L&S Faculty Forum on Undergraduate Education

Truth vs. Truthiness: Winners of the Berkeley Center for the Study of Value Prize in Personal Integrity Examine the Difference

Truthiness—it’s based less on facts than on self-satisfaction. Is it worth it? This is what undergraduates discussed in their essays for the Berkeley Center for the Study of Value Prize in Personal Integrity contest. The prize winners examined truthiness in relation to "the American Dream,” social science research in a democracy, and eating disorders.

Five Faculty -- Including 4 from L&S -- given Distinguished Teaching Awards

Sally Goldman from South & Southeast Asian Studies, Ted Miguel from Economics, Joanna Picciotto from English, and Debarati Sanyal from French were all honored for their exceptional teaching.

College Writing Programs Summer Creative Writing Program

Live the writing life! This unique six-week program for aspiring, practicing and experienced writers runs May 21 through June 28, 2012.

New Endowed Chair in Information Economics Announced

The first endowed chair for the School of Information, also shared by the Department of Economics, has been established with a generous gift from Hal R. Varian, professor emeritus in business, economics, and information management and a world-renowned economist. This gift was matched by funds from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Leah Carroll appointed as the new Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

The Undergraduate Division in the College of Letters and Science is pleased to welcome Leah Carroll as the new Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

Geoff Marcy Appointed to the Alberts Chair

Astronomy professor Geoff Marcy has been appointed the next Watson and Marilyn Alberts Chair in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Marcy is a leading astrophysicist in the detection and characterization of exoplanets, a line of research that has spawned the search for Earth-like, habitable worlds and for life in the universe.

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