Undergraduate Studies

Graduating from UC Berkeley, the nation’s top public university, is a great achievement on its own. But for Jessica Gallup, it marks something more: the culmination of a journey defined by resilience, reinvention and the daily demands of motherhood.

A mother of a 6-year-old daughter — and seven months pregnant with her second child — Gallup will earn her bachelor’s degree in anthropology this semester, finishing what she began two decades ago. Along the way, the 42-year-old senior balanced coursework with childcare, doctor’s appointments and...

For students Neha Muthiah and Dylan Margolis, economics has become more than a field of study; it is a platform for leadership, collaboration and career development. Through their work with the Berkeley Economic Review, both seniors helped lead UC Berkeley’s premier undergraduate economics publication by building a community of student writers, researchers and aspiring economists.

This week, they each will graduate from UC Berkeley with double majors. Muthiah will earn degrees in environmental economics and statistics, while Margolis will...

For Akanksha Das, migration is more than an academic interest; it is embedded in her identity. Born in India and raised in Belgium, she draws on first-hand experience with cultural integration in her study of migration policies.

At UC Berkeley, Das will graduate this month with a bachelor’s degree in global studies, concentrating in peace and conflict, with a minor in public policy. Her academic work reflects a sustained commitment to examining migration through both global studies frameworks and personal experience...

Sharon Mueller, the assistant dean of advising in the College of Letters & Science, has announced her retirement after 35 years in the UC Berkeley advising community. Mueller first ventured into the world of undergraduate advising when she applied for a student position with the College of Chemistry Undergraduate Advising Office in 1991, and she sees her current position as “the culmination of [her] career,” saying, “It seemed that every role I had on campus led me to this one,” making her retirement from the position a fitting journey’s end.

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