A Brighter Tomorrow

Driven by the motto Fiat Lux, Berkeley illuminates the world.

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Campaign Priorities

Explore how you can light the way for faculty, students, and research.

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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.

Berkeley’s Growing Light

Berkeley launched Light the Way, a historic effort to raise $6 billion, in February 2020. Two weeks later, COVID-19 shuttered our world — but not your generosity. Thanks to you, we have surpassed our goal.

But the work continues to ignite our excellence. We invite you to explore enduring priorities to add new faculty positions, support the undergraduate discovery experience and graduate fellowships, and invest in places of possibility. Thank you for lighting the way toward Berkeley's brighter future.

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Goal
$6,000,000,000
Raised So Far
$6,303,673,274
Time Left
9 months, 2 weeks

Campaign Stories

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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.

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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.

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Full circle philanthropy: Faculty give back

Since 2014, when the quiet phase of the Light the Way campaign began, 2,549 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.

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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.