University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley is a public institution that was founded in 1868. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...

How college students can earn $10,000 for making a difference in CA communities

The program helps students, including those lacking permanent legal status, pay for college while serving in community-based organizations.
University of California

Berkeley's music boom

Amber Cheng never expected music to be part of her adult life. Growing up in Taiwan, she had enjoyed childhood violin lessons, but when she applied to universities to study architecture, she assumed ...
Los Angeles Times

UCLA vs. UC Berkeley: Which California institution is the best in the country?

Who’s really the No. 1 public university in the country? UCLA and UC Berkeley have staked their claims on social media after U.S. News and World Report’s global rankings placed Berkeley as the top U.S ...
University of California

For 20 years, this UC Berkeley program has helped students who’ve been in foster care succeed

Tristan Lombard’s first interaction with what was then known as the Cal Independent Scholars Network was to call the Better Business Bureau and report a scam. It was 2006, and Lombard’s pre-college ...
The Daily Californian

UC Berkeley ends freshman study abroad program Global Edge

Berkeley Global Edge, a program that allows freshman students to spend their first semester abroad in London, hosted its final cohort in December 2025.