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Five campus experts gathered to discuss the impact of online disinformation on democracy during a virtual Berkeley Conversations event Tuesday.

In the wake of former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, four campus professors discussed the verdict’s impact and how policing should change to better support communities of color during a virtual Berkeley Conversations event Tuesday. Titled “Thinking About Race, Racism, and Policing After the Chauvin Verdict,” the event was introduced by Raka Ray, UC Berkeley’s dean of the Division of Social Sciences, and moderated by ...

UC Berkeley dean discusses admissions process, student diversity Stephan McNally/File Olufemi Ogundele, associate vice chancellor of enrollment management and dean of undergraduate admissions, answered questions and discussed changes to UC Berkeley’s admissions process to increase the diversity of incoming classes during a Berkeley Conversations event. During the event, which was moderated by assistant vice chancellor of executive communications Dan Mogulof, Ogundele discussed the nuance of e...

Berkeley Conversations panel discusses anti-Asian violence Eliana Marcu/Staff A virtual panel event featured three Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, scholars and was moderated by Raka Ray, UC Berkeley Division of Social Sciences dean. During the panel, the scholars discussed anti-Asian violence, inclduing the increase in racism against members of the AAPI community amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Three Asian American and Pacific Islander, or AAPI, scholars discussed the history and curr...

Vaccine distribution questions answered by Berkeley Conversations panel Lisa Ferdinando/DOD/Creative Commons At a Berkeley Conversations panel, four speakers discussed several questions related to COVID-19 vaccines, including access and equity. Panelist Arthur Reingold, UC Berkeley School of Public Health division head of epidemiology, emphasized his hopes for more people to be vaccinated with less of the political nature of vaccinations. (Photo by Lisa Ferdinando/DOD under CC BY 2.0.) As Calif...

Berkeley Conversations panel discusses growth, impact of Trumpism Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons During a virtual Berkeley Conversations panel, five speakers reflected on the emergence and effects of Trumpism in the United States. One of the topics the panelists discussed was the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Gage Skidmore under CC BY SA 2.0 .) Months after former president Donald Trump lost his bid to reelection, five UC Berkeley professors addressed the implications and ...

Reply The former University of California president and secretary of Homeland Security under President Barack Obama wants to find ways to deal with complex challenges associated with political security. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch) BERKELEY, CA — Janet Napolitano will bring UC Berkeley faculty, researchers, and students together across disciplines to explore bipartisan solutions when it comes to political security. The new initiative, called the Center for Security in Politics - based at the Gold...

Janet Napolitano Heads Uc Berkeley Security In Politics Initiative Bay City News Service FacebookTwitterEmail Bay City News Foundation Janet Napolitano will bring UC Berkeley faculty, researchers, and students together across disciplines to explore bipartisan solutions when it comes to political security. The new initiative, called the Center for Security in Politics - based at the Goldman School of Public Policy - will examine factors like social media disinformation, climate change debate, an...