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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 Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. Mike Williams, a campus administrator and ...

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 evaluating students from various academic backgrounds. “Enrollment is more than just thinking about...

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 current rise in anti-Asian violence during a virtual Berkeley Conversations and Matrix on Point event Th...

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 California moves along its COVID-19 vaccination process, a panel of experts clarified the process and ans...