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Author and UC Berkeley professor of African American Studies Darieck Scott uses fantasy as an active engagement with reality in his widely appraised book Keeping It Unreal: Black Queer Fantasy and Superhero Comics published in 2022. 

Working as a graduate student at UC Berkeley, one of the top public research institutions in the world, can seem like a dream. Yet, for some, that dream can be tarnished when faced with the reality of campus working conditions amidst the costs of living in one of the world’s most expensive cities. 

We at the Clog feel as though we've been to just about every grad school event that has been offered in the tri-state area. All of which have left us with more questions than answers. We felt it was high time we get to the bottom of the great post-grad quandary.

Demonstrators at UC Berkeley took to Sproul Plaza on Wednesday to protest the House Republicans’ tax bill, in light of how it would impact graduate students.

Kal Sastry, a UC Berkeley materials science and engineering professor emeritus remembered for his unique life philosophies and his love for the Berkeley community, died Friday night. He was 74.

The UC Board of Regents assembled Wednesday at UCSF to discuss a new UC retirement program proposed by UC President Janet Napolitano.

For some, a bachelor’s degree is starting to feel like a compulsory, devalued certificate; a stamp to mark the top of one’s resume. A degree in the liberal arts (and herein lies my bias), although better than a high school diploma, doesn’t get one very far in today’s job market.