Undergraduate Studies

L&S Alumni in Action During the Olympics

July 26, 2021

Out of 16 Golden Bears in action as the Tokyo Olympics get underway, a dozen have attended UC Berkeley's College of Letters & Science. We are proud to have athletes who majored in the broad range of subjects offered at L&S, from sociology to American Studies to molecular and cell biology. These athletes are representing several different countries and we wish them the best of luck in the coming games. Follow CalBears.com for daily coverage of the Olympics and read on for more detail.

16 Golden Bears across seven sports were in action the past 24 hours in Tokyo with...

NAFA honors Alicia Hayes with 2021 McCray Exemplary Service Award

July 21, 2021

Alicia Hayes awarded 2021 McCray Exemplary Service Award from NAFAAlicia Hayes, UC Berkeley Prestigious Scholarships Manager and Advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Research (OURS), was awarded the 2021 McCray Exemplary Service Award from the National Association of Fellowships Advisors...

L&S celebrates the commemoration of Juneteenth as a national holiday

June 18, 2021

JuneteenthUC Berkeley embraces the declaration of Juneteenth as a national holiday. In the College of Letters & Science, we celebrate this momentous occasion, affirming our pursuit of diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice across all aspects of...

Bob Jacobsen, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Awarded the Berkeley Citation

May 24, 2021

Bob Jacobsen, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Awarded the Berkeley CitationOn May 18th, Chancellor Carol Christ awarded the Berkeley Citation to Bob Jacobsen, Dean of Undergraduate Studies in the College of Letters and Science. This prestigious award is bestowed upon distinguished individuals whose contributions to UC Berkeley go beyond the call of duty and whose achievements exceed the...

A Conversation with Gene Yang '95, L&S Alumnus & Award-Winning Cartoonist

May 5, 2021

On the evening of March 16, 2021, a man opened fire in three Atlanta-area businesses and killed eight people, six of whom were of Asian descent. In response to those tragic shootings, “#StopAsianHate” and “#AsiansAreHumansToo” became all too familiar refrains as thousands across the country protested the rising tide of anti-Asian bias and violence. Gene Luen Yang, a renowned cartoonist, turned to his pen and paper and used the medium of comics to channel his own thoughts and emotions.

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