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Basic Needs 2021, Culture Shot

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Revisiting Louise Glück’s ‘The Wild Iris’: Laws of demand, supply in meager times

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Glück meets the basic needs for her garden by compensating its physical meagerness with rich imagination and satirical fun.
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Obituary

Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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‘Champion of the underdog’: Leon Litwack, UC Berkeley history professor emeritus, dies at 91

Despite being a historian, Leon Litwack, UC Berkeley professor emeritus in the department of history, was a man far ahead of his time.
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Campus

Thursday, June 17, 2021
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UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism alumni contribute to Pulitzer Prize-winning pandemic coverage

Chloe Reynolds, UC Berkeley School of Journalism alumna, did not know the 2021 Pulitzer Prize awards were being announced until she found herself in a livestream with her editors in suits. 
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Campus

Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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UC Berkeley alumnus Andy Mannix wins Pulitzer Prize for breaking news

Reporting from the city at the heart of many Black Lives Matter protests, UC Berkeley alumnus Andy Mannix spent days investigating and uncovering crucial information about the systemic issues in Minneapolis policing.
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Campus

Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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UC Berkeley School of Law alumna wins Pulitzer Prize for national reporting

Abbie VanSickle, an alumna from the UC Berkeley School of Law and a staff writer for The Marshall Project, received news on Friday that she and the team of reporters that VanSickle had worked with were the recipients of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in National Reporting.
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Notes from the Field

Tuesday, June 8, 2021
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Celebrating the life of Marguerite Higgins: Daily Cal alumna, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent

Higgins began her reporting career at the Daily Cal, where she covered wide-ranging topics and worked as an editor in the night department.
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Daily Cal 150

Saturday, March 20, 2021
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More than a professor: The enduring impact of Leon Litwack

Leon Litwack, historian emeritus at UC Berkeley, became a cult figure on campus by bringing his leftist intellectual fire to American history.
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Campus

Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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Berkeley Forum spring 2021 lineup includes professional athletes, politicians

The Berkeley Forum’s spring 2021 lineup has a diverse selection of speakers who are not only from a wide range of disciplines and ethnic backgrounds but are also unique within their given field.
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Campus

Friday, October 23, 2020
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Geeta Anand appointed dean of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

After a national search, campus professor Geeta Anand was named dean of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism on Wednesday, making her the first woman to serve in the role.
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Campus

Monday, June 29, 2020

Geeta Anand appointed interim dean of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

UC Berkeley professor Geeta Anand has been appointed interim dean of the campus Graduate School of Journalism — the first woman and woman of color to fulfill the position.
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