Spring 2023

Athletics Director Jim Knowlton, champion hammer thrower Camryn Rogers, Cal Football Coach Justin Wilcox, and superstar alum coaches Ron and Stephanie Rivera share their vision for improving the student-athlete experience, attracting the best talent, and fueling competitive success for all UC Berkeley athletic programs for years to come.

We are approaching the busiest time of the year for Cal Athletics, when the winter sports season collides with the beginning of spring sports. By the end of February, nineteen of our sports will be competing simultaneously.

The Cal softball team returns a large part of its lineup from last season, including four players who earned All-Pac-12 recognition – catcher Makena Smith, shortstop Tatum Anzaldo, pitcher Sona Halajian and infielder Acacia Anders. Smith and Anzaldo were both named to the First Team while Halajian received second team honors and Anders made the All-Freshman Team...

Miaad and Albert Bushala have always given their all when it comes to supporting their children’s education. The couple from Orange County, Calif, were active parents at the arts high school their two kids attended, and that desire to make a difference has extended to their children’s college experiences, including that of their daughter at UC Berkeley.

“Culturally, we are very big on giving back,” says Miaad, who works with Albert in their real estate development and investment business. “We realize the value of philanthropy, and we use it as a way of not only saying thanks to...

Yogananda Pittman took the oath of office today to become UC Berkeley’s new police chief, telling a festive, packed room in Sproul Hall — and East Coast family, friends and former co-workers on Zoom — that she is “ecstatic” to be starting her new role on campus. The former interim chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, who will work and reside nearly 3,000 miles from her previous post, is set to direct a police force of about 140 officers, community...