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UC Berkeley recognized with 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award

Today, the University of California, Berkeley, proudly received the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. This prestigious award recognizes UC Berkeley for its...

Celebrating Filipino American History Month

In celebration of Filipino American History Month, we're taking a moment to recognize the contributions of the Filipinx American community to our campus and beyond. This month invites us to celebrate our shared history while uplifting the cultural, academic, and social contributions of the...

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UC Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award

Berkeley, CA
September 11, 2025

Today, the University of California, Berkeley received the 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED...

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Staff Spotlight: Ann Wai-Yee Kwong (she/her)

Coordinator at the Disability Cultural Community Center (DCC) How long have you been at Berkeley?

I have been in my current staff role since April 2021, but my connection to Berkeley goes back much further, as I am also a proud Cal alum! I earned my undergraduate degree in Psychology and minored in...

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Staff Spotlight: Christian M. Ivey (he/they)

Digital Communications Specialist at the Othering and Belonging Institute How long have you been at Berkeley?

It will be five years in October since I started at the Othering and Belonging Institute (OBI) at UC Berkeley.

What do you love most about working here?

The people attracted to the area and...

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