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Ali Bhatti on Ramadan and how his faith guided him through deep loss

For the Berkeley Ph.D. candidate in science and math education, the month of Ramadan is a time to remember what he’s thankful for

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Campus & community

Amrita Bhasin: In the tech and startup world, female representation matters

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Campus & community

Grad student Caleb Dawson: Do the things you love, in a community that loves you

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Campus & community

Student Danny Thongsy: We can look within ourselves to find strength and persevere

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‘Regardless of where I am in the world, Diné Asdzáán Nishłí (I am a Diné woman)’

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Disability alliance chair Diana Stasko: ‘My mom was a very strong role model’

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Student Lucy Andrews: ‘Hold deeply to the belief that a different world is possible’

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Student des marie jackson: ‘Find purpose by staying centered in your passions’

Old photo of Khatharya Um at her Berkeley graduation with her father

Berkeley ‘refugee scholar’ Khatharya Um shares her story to empower students

Alberto Ibarra standing amidst barren trees on campus.

UC Berkeley graduate Alberto Ibarra: ‘Succeed through the thorns’

Graduating senior Ockemia Bean stands for a portrait at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.

Graduating student Ockemia Bean: ‘Build a community that will support your dreams’

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Berkeley Voices: How one student finds hope in her ‘fellow earthlings’

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Student Sofia Liashcheva: Honoring my Russian culture through art and activism

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Student Vitaliia Yaremko: ‘I’m more proud than ever to be Ukrainian’

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I’m a Berkeleyan: Staffer Ann Wai-Yee Kwong wants you to thrive

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I’m a Berkelyan: Hector M. Callejas on finding communities that support Latinx research

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