Geography at Berkeley

08/28/2026

What can a map tell us about a language, a landscape, and a family history? 🗺️

Geography senior Christina Carasis is using mapping and community-based research to explore Arvanitika, an endangered language in Greece that is part of her own family history. Her work in Argolida connects people, place, and language—and aims to create a map that local communities can use to preserve and share their history and culture.

Read Christina’s story in the latest OURS Student Spotlight! ✨ Link in bio 👆

08/25/2026

Our newest Geography students got quite the welcome yesterday! 🎉 At New Student Orientation, current students and alumni shared their best advice, insider tips, favorite classes, and a little wisdom from their own Geography journeys.

From “here’s what I wish I knew” to “you HAVE to take this class,” our new students got the inside scoop from the people who know it best. 💙🐻💛

Welcome to the Geography family! We’re so glad you’re here. 🌏

07/27/2026

📍New R1B course: Storytelling in Place with Lakshmi Sarah

What makes a place memorable? How do the stories we tell shape our understanding of the world and ourselves?

In Storytelling in Place, students explore the powerful relationship between storytelling, geography, identity, and place through readings, films, podcasts, and creative projects. The semester culminates in students creating their own place-based stories, connecting their experiences with the places that matter the most.

📝 Fulfills the R1B Reading & Comp requirement

05/09/2026

Undergraduate students in .talki’s class “Audio Narratives of the Bay Area” had the chance to visit the office in San Francisco’s Mission District. Students heard from KQED reporter and editor Dana Cronin who covers climate change, environmental issues, food and agriculture; afternoon host Natalia Navarro and community reporter Carlos Cabrera Lomeli. Students also shared what they have been working on for their final projects in the course.

03/28/2026

We are excited to announce our Geogrqphy Department Commencement speaker: .dubal

Veena Dubal is Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law and General Counsel for the American Association of University Professors. Her research focuses broadly on law, technology, and precarious workers, combining legal and empirical analysis to explore issues of labor and inequality.

Professor Dubal has written numerous articles in top law and social science journals and publishes essays in the popular press. TechCrunch has called Prof. Dubal an “unlikely star in the tech world,” and her expertise is frequently sought by regulatory bodies, legislators, judges, workers, and unions in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to joining the academy, Professor Dubal was a public interest attorney and Berkeley Law Foundation Fellow at the Asian Law Caucus where she founded a taxi worker project and represented Muslim Americans in civil rights cases.

Professor Dubal received a B.A. from Stanford University and holds J.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.

08/25/2025

🌟 New students, new picnic tables, new beginnings! 🌟

Today’s new student orientations were full of community — lunch on the balcony at picnic tables hand-built by Professor Jake Kosek and transfer students connecting with alumni who’ve been exactly where they are now. Here’s to the start of a new journey! 💛🐻💙

05/23/2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2025 🎓 We cannot wait to see what you do in the world 💙🌎💛

04/20/2025

Thanks to all the newly admitted students and their families for dropping by to say hello during Cal Day! 💛🗺️💙

03/13/2025

Geography is dedicated to understanding the world and our place within it – but this work depends on the creative and critical inquiry that defines our department. Donate today during to support student research! Link in profile.

01/22/2025

We 💙 our Earth Sciences and Map Library!

Welcome back, Bears! 💙🐻🏛️✨

The UC Berkeley Library is here for you.

You are always welcome in our spaces, whether you’re seeking inspiration or information, solace or a study spot.

Here are some of the ways we can support you. 🫶
🔗 ucberk.li/welcome