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We have a farewell jam in Ishi ... Courtyard with Professor Tom McEnaney, Comp Lit/French adviser Tony Soyka, and Professor Rick Kern.

Professor Beth Piatote is cited ... as an inspiration for Sariel Sandoval, a math and engineering Native American student from Montana. You can read the full story from Berkeley News here

This year, Comparative Literature ... held a remote commencement via zoom; The 90 minute ceremony featured 14 faculty, 16 undergraduates, and 2 graduates and their families participated for a total of approximately 60, and by all measures, it was a great success. Normally, the department joins with other language departments for a "mega-ceremony" in Zellerbach, but with pandemic and social distancing, we were not able to hold an in-person event; as a result, we held instead a smaller, more personal ceremony, which allows for more commentary by faculty and the opportunity for...

The last Big Give took place ... on March 12, 2020 - just moments before our world changed. Since then your UC Berkeley community has kept the blue and gold spirit strong: repurposing labs for COVID research and PPE fabrication; making sure students have what they need to thrive in challenging times; innovating ways to keep connections strong for classes, clubs, and cohorts; and shining light on expert perspectives that illuminate pathways through some of the most complicated times in modern history.

Big Give, our annual fundraising blitz, has been online since 2014. And on March 11...