As the top public university, UC Berkeley acts as a catalyst for transformation around the globe. Berkeley Inspire is home to uplifting, powerful stories you need to inspire, and be inspired by, your Berkeley community.
Students are an integral part of the staff at BAMPFA — welcoming visitors and helping them navigate the galleries. They also push the museum to reflect on what it’s presenting and the role it can play in their lives, learning, and society at large. Hear from four students about their involvement in the museum and how it is informing their studies, research, art-making, and view of the world.
Motivated by a belief that education changes lives and society, and by a mission to uplift Peru’s middle class, Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor ’83 established a scholarship for undergraduates from Peru and other South American countries who demonstrate academic excellence and leadership. Hear how it’s helping two students broaden their academic journeys.
Peruse inspiring stories about people like you who have helped transform UC Berkeley.
Inspired by their daughter and UC Berkeley’s rich history in the area, Florence Wong ’93 and Andrew Haskell ’91 have endowed disability studies. The program examines the concept of disability from various social, cultural, historical, artistic, legal, and political perspectives.
The Building Bridges course, funded by the Yardi Foundation, encourages students to think like entrepreneurs and “see that technology can be used for good.”
For more than 50 years, the Mark Twain Papers & Project has deepened the world’s understanding of the “father of American literature” by offering researchers its expansive expertise of the author. In spring 2025, the National Endowment for the Humanities terminated its support of the collection.
Bhavya Joshi, a public health doctoral student, is using a community-based approach to research reproductive health in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp. Her work highlights urgent healthcare gaps and empowers communities to shape solutions.
63% of all undergraduates receive some form of financial aid
7,600+ students participated in community service
519 Hellman Fellows launching new careers
6 assistant professors named 2025 Sloan Research Fellows, among the largest cohort from any single university
