Alumni

Last spring, we asked L&S alums to share their favorite spring and graduation memories as UC Berkeley students - and the response was overwhelming! Thank you to everyone who responded. Here are just a few memorable moments from L&S alums.

According to the U.S. Census, only 14% of single mothers earn a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Mia Magaña Kelly refused to be just another statistic.

As a single mother who worked and attended college full-time, Mia overcame tremendous adversity to earn a sociology degree and a minor in psychology from UC Berkeley this month. Enduring domestic violence and teen motherhood amongst other challenges, Mia discovered a community at Cal, a world-class university she never in her wildest dreams thought was possible.

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This week, the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners announced by Columbia University included six UC Berkeley alumni, and additional members of the campus community were finalists for the prestigious award.

Announced each May, the prizes are considered the country’s most sought-after awards in journalism, arts and letters and have been awarded since 1917. Newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who died in 1911, left money to Columbia University to launch a journalism school and establish the Pulitzer Prize. An...

Michael Temprano is continuing a family tradition having graduated on Sunday with a bachelor's degree from the UC Berkeley Sociology Department. As the third Temprano sibling to join their mother in earning a sociology degree from UC Berkeley, Michael's academic journey is a powerful testament to how education, family values and social consciousness can intersect to shape a future rooted in change.

His family shares sociology as a foundation, but each applies those principles to their own journeys in life. Michael plans to push for advocacy and change by becoming a plaintiff-side...