A Brighter Tomorrow
Driven by the motto Fiat Lux, Berkeley illuminates the world.
Driven by the motto Fiat Lux, Berkeley illuminates the world.
Campaign Priorities
Campaign Priorities
Explore how you can light the way for faculty, students, and research.
Explore how you can light the way for faculty, students, and research.
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Places of Possibility Go to Places of Possibility
Story Spotlight
Story Spotlight

Amplifying the upside of the digital revolution
Amplifying the upside of the digital revolution
The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) is a leading hub for cybersecurity research, education, and collaboration housed within the UC Berkeley School of Information. CLTC’s mission is to help decision-makers act with foresight and expand who has access to and participates in cybersecurity. CLTC works on multiple fronts to anticipate the cyber challenges of the future — and articulate solutions that allow the world to adapt and prepare.
Campaign Stories

Light the Way reaches $6B with a gift that serves democracy
Light the Way reaches $6B with a gift that serves democracy
With a year remaining in Berkeley’s historic campaign, an exciting gift of $1 million to the Robert T. Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service has brought the campaign total to $6 billion. The new investment enables students from diverse backgrounds to gain direct experience in the workings of government and to begin building careers in public service.

Pulitzer winner Nguyen on finding himself at Berkeley
Pulitzer winner Nguyen on finding himself at Berkeley
Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen ’92, Ph.D. ’97 found at UC Berkeley the intellectual home, identity, and political passion that ultimately led to his creative success. He knows first hand the important part that grad students play in the academic ecosystem, and how hard they have to work to be here.

Full circle philanthropy: Faculty give back
Full circle philanthropy: Faculty give back
Since 2014, when the quiet phase of the Light the Way campaign began, 2,549Â faculty members (including current, former, and emeritus faculty) have given nearly a quarter of a billion dollars to ensure that our university continues to shine.

Discovery: The heart of every student’s experience
Discovery: The heart of every student’s experience
Today’s students need more than majors. They need transformative experiences that cultivate their deeper talents and interests and build the foundation for brilliant careers. Meet five students who illustrate different points along the Berkeley Discovery journey.