American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Thursday, April 25, 2013

10 campus professors inducted into American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Professors Frances Hellman, Alison Gopnik, Jitendra Malik, Susan Marqusee, David Miller, Hitoshi Murayama, Pamela Samuelson, Ann Swidler, T. Don Tilley and Bin Yu were all recognized in a wide variety of fields and will now have a lifetime membership in the academy.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday that 10 UC Berkeley professors are among 198 distinguished scholars to be inducted for 2013.
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Research & Ideas

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Report urges increased investment in humanities and social sciences

Amid decreasing enrollment and waning interest in humanities courses across the country, a national humanities commission delivered a report to lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday that makes a case for the study and research of the humanities and social sciences. The report, which included input from more than 50 academics, business Read More…

Campus

Monday, January 28, 2013

Birgeneau to lead public higher education intitiative

UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will lead a national initiative to study and support public universities following his retirement as chancellor in June. Read More…

Campus

Monday, January 28, 2013

Birgeneau to lead Lincoln Project, national effort supporting public higher education

Chancellor Robert Birgeneau will lead a national effort to study and support public universities after his retirement as chancellor in June. Read More…