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Dacher Keltner, Berkeley Writers at Work

September 3, 2024

Dacher Keltner, Professor of Psychology, will be the featured writer in the Fall 2024 Berkeley Writers at Work series. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 29, from noon to 1:30 pm in the Morrison Library, 101 Main Library, on the UC Berkeley campus.

In addition to his position...Read more about Dacher Keltner, Berkeley Writers at Work

Radical Acts of Care: From Underground Abortions to Militant Clinic Defense

September 1, 2024

Angela Hume was recently interviewed by Kelly Hayes for the Truthout podcast "Movement Memos"....Read more about Radical Acts of Care: From Underground Abortions to Militant Clinic Defense

How to be mortal: A back and forth with Dr. Bridgette Portman

August 31, 2024

Editor’s note: Bridgette Portman’s interview with The Daily Californian has been lightly edited for clarity and brevity.

Dr. Bridgette Portman is many things: a playwright, a novelist, an...Read more about How to be mortal: A back and forth with Dr. Bridgette Portman

Not So Sorry by Kaya Oakes

July 31, 2024

Kaya Oakes’ new book, Not So Sorry, is now out! Join us at a launch event on August 22nd at Books Inc in Berkeley with podcaster Mark French.

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Events

Summer Reading List

We invite you to peruse the latest edition of the UC Berkeley Summer Reading List for New Students.

Berkeley Writers at Work

The Berkeley Writers at Work series was begun in 1997 as a forum for campus writers of note to discuss their writing process.

Chiang Research Festival

The Chiang Research Festival is a celebration of student research, giving students the opportunity to present their research to an audience of peers and develop an academic community larger and richer than any one classroom.