Basicinformation
Historicalevolution
Foundingperiod
ThelandwheretheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyislocatedis1866ItwasboughtbytheprivateCollegeofCalifornia,butduetoashortageoffundsthatyear,thecollegemergedwiththestate"Agriculture,Mining,andMechanicalTechnologyCollege"andwasestablishedinOakland,CaliforniaonMarch23,1868UniversityofCalifornia(UniversityofCalifornia),theuniversityisalsothefirstfull-timepublicuniversityinCalifornia.TheschoolbeganenrollingstudentsinSeptember1869.Atthattime,therewere10facultymembersand40studentsintheschool.In1873,theschoolmovedtoanewaddressnearOakland,andFrederickH.Billings,atrusteeoftheUniversityofCalifornia,proposedtoadd"Berkeley"totheschool'snameinmemoryofthegreatphilosopherGeorgeBerkeley(GeorgeBerkeley)inthe18thcentury.ThecityofBerkeleyisalsonamedtocommemoratethisgreatman).Therefore,theoriginalUniversityofCaliforniaisalsoequivalenttothe"UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley."(Note:"Branchcampus"isatranslationmisunderstandingleftoverinhistory.Today,a"Branchcampus"oftheUniversityofCaliforniaisequivalenttoanindependentuniversity)
In1870,thefounderoftheschool,HenryDurant,servedastheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyThefirstpresidentofthebranchschool(President).In1873,whentheNorthHallandSouthHallwerecompleted,theschoolofficiallymovedtoanewlocationinBerkeley.Thefirstclassofstudentsonthenewcampusconsistedof167maleand222femalestudents.Beginningin1891,CaliforniarichmanPhoebeAppersonHearst(PhoebeAppersonHearst)continuedtodonatetoBerkeley,whichenabledtheschooltodevelopalargenumberofnewsubjectsandpurchasenewteachingfacilities.In1905,theschoolestablisheda“UniversityFarm”nearSacramento,northeastofBerkeley,andthenbecameindependentfromBerkeleyandbecameanothercampusoftheUniversityofCalifornia,theUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis.
Inthe1930s,theAmericanBoardofEducationconductedasurveyof2000well-knownscholars.Asaresult,BerkeleyrankedamongthetopuniversitiesintheUnitedStatesforits"outstanding"and"appropriate"disciplineconstruction.ThefirstchallengeissuedbyapublicuniversityintheUnitedStatestoEasternIvyLeagueuniversitiesinmorethan200years.In1942,theU.S.BoardofEducationratedBerkeley’sU.S.TopcollegecoefficientsandjumpedtothesecondplaceintheUnitedStates,secondonlytoHarvardUniversity.
TheRisePeriod
Beginningin1952,theUniversityofCaliforniabegantoseparatefromtheBerkeleycampusasauniversityadministrativesystem,"President"Separatedfrom"Chancellor".TheUniversityofCaliforniaisnowjustasaCaliforniagovernment'smanagementagencyforpublicuniversities,withchairmanandotherpositions,managingall10universities(campus)intheUniversityofCaliforniasystem.EachcampusoftheUniversityofCaliforniahasgreatautonomyinmanagementandhasitsownpresident.
Inthe1960s,theUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleybecamegloballyfamousduetoitsstudents’protestsagainsttheUSgovernmentduringtheVietnamWar.The"FreeSpeechMovement"launchedinBerkeleyin1964evenchangedgenerationsofpeople'sviewsonpoliticsandmorality.BerkeleybecameoneofthesourcesofsocialchangeintheUnitedStatesatthattime.Later,inordertocommemoratethemovement,the"FreeSpeechMovementCafe"wasestablishedontheBerkeleycampus.
Inthesameperiod,withtheriseofliberalismandresistanceinBerkeley,thehippieculture(Hippies)wasnurturedhere;andtherepresentativefilm"TheGraduate"thatembodiesthespiritofresistancealsotookBerkeleyasthebackgroundFilmedandwasnominatedforBestPictureatthe1968GoldenGlobeAwardsandthe40thAcademyAwardsforBestPicture.Hismoviethemesong"TheSoundofSilence"and"ScarboroughFair")Iswidelysung.ItisworthnotingthatZhangAiling,awell-knownChinesefemalewriterknownforhermaverick,alsoengagedinacademicresearchatBerkeleyduringthisperiod(1969-1971).
Intermsofacademics,beforeandinthemiddleofthe20thcentury,thegoldenageofUCBerkeley'sresearchinmathematics,naturalsciencesandengineeringwasopened.Sincethen,Berkeleyhasbecomethemostimportantacademicresearchintheworld.Oneofthecenters.
ChenXingshen,aChinesemathematicianandfounderofdifferentialgeometryinthetwentiethcentury,hasbeenaprofessorofmathematicsatBerkeleysince1960,makingBerkeleyoneoftheworld'sresearchcentersfordifferentialgeometry,andthefamousChinesemathematician,FieldsAwardwinnerQiuChengtongalsoreceivedaPhDinmathematicsfromBerkeleyin1971(underthetutelageofChernXingshen).In1981,theNationalScienceFoundationoftheUnitedStatesestablishedtheNationalInstituteofMathematicalSciencesinBerkeleyattheapplicationofChern,AzadorSingh,andKelvinMoore.ProfessorChernservedasthefirstdirectoroftheInstitute,andtheInstituteofMathematicsThemainbuildingisalsonamed"Shiing-ShenChernHall".
Intheearly20thcentury,theBerkeleyphysicsprofessorandthefatheroftheatomicbombRobertOppenheimer(J.RobertOppenheimer)establishedthe"OppenheimerTheoreticalPhysicsCenter"inBerkeley,attractingalargenumberoftopTheoreticalphysicistsandresearchersformedthe"BerkeleySchoolofPhysics",makingBerkeleyoneoftheworld'stheoreticalphysicsresearchcenters.Later,theresearchcenterwasrenamedthe"BerkeleyCenterforTheoreticalPhysics"(BerkeleyCenterforTheoreticalPhysics).In1942,OppenheimerwasappointedasthechiefscientistoftheManhattanProject,theUSatomicbombresearchanddevelopmentproject,andledthevariousscientificdepartmentsoftheManhattanProject.ManyBerkeleyphysicistsalsomadeoutstandingachievementsintheManhattanProject.Contributions,includingthelater"FatheroftheHydrogenBomb"EdwardTaylor.
Inthesameperiod,ErnestO.Lawrence,NobelPrizewinnerinPhysics,establishedthe"RadiationLaboratoryoftheUniversityofCalifornia"onthebackhillofBerkeleycampusin1931.California)”,whichwasoriginallymainlyusedforthestudyofparticlecyclotronaccelerationinphysics.Lawrencealsoinventedthecyclotron(Cyclotron)herein1932andwontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1939.Aftertheestablishmentoftheradiologylaboratory,Berkeleywelcomedalargenumberoftopexperimentalphysicistsandresearchers,includingWuJianxiong(sheobtainedaPhDdegreeinphysicsfromBerkeleyin1940,andlaterverifiedLiZhengdaoandYangZhenning'shypothesisof"paritynon-conservationunderweakaction"throughexperiments,whichearnedthelattertheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1957).
WiththecyclotroninventedbyProfessorLawrence,researchersatBerkeleydiscoveredmanyelementsheavierthanthechemicalelementuranium92,includingall14chemicalelementsfrom93to106(andelement43)Technetiumandelement85astatine).Amongthem,No.97Berkelium(Berkelium)andNo.98Californium(Californium)arenamedafterBerkeleyandCalifornia,whileNo.103Lawrencium(Lawrencium)andNo.106SeaborgiumarenamedafterErnest.ItisnamedafterLawrenceandNobelPrizewinnerinchemistryandBerkeleyprincipalGlennT.Seaborg(GlennT.Seaborg).DuringtheSecondWorldWar,theradiologylaboratoryundertookpartofthetasksofthe"ManhattanProject."Sincethen,thelaboratoryhasgraduallybecomeoneofthemostimportantscientificresearchinstitutesintheUnitedStates.In1971,tocommemorateLawrence,theradiologylaboratorywasofficiallyrenamedtheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory,whichwasaffiliatedtotheUSDepartmentofEnergyandwasrunbytheUniversityofCalifornia.
InthescientificcommunityintheUnitedStates,theLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryintheUnitedStatesisequivalenttoasynonymfor"Excellence".Asof2016,13scientists/organizationsrelatedtothelaboratoryhavewontheNobelPrize,70scientistsareacademiciansoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,13scientistshavewontheNationalMedalofScience,thehighestnationallifetimeachievementawardinscientificresearch,18engineershavebeenelectedasacademiciansoftheNationalAcademyofEngineering,and3scientistshavebeenelectedtotheInstituteofMedicine.Inaddition,theLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryhasalsotrainedthousandsofuniversityscienceandengineeringstudents,whopromotetechnologicalinnovationacrosstheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.FormerUSSecretaryofEnergyandNobelPrizeinPhysicsZhuDiwenservedasthedirectoroftheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryfrom2004to2008andalsoservedasaBerkeleyProfessorofPhysics.In1976,healsoreceivedadoctorateinphysicsfromBerkeley.
Intermsofengineering,BerkeleyhasalwayskeptpacewithStanfordUniversityandMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,andisattheforefrontofengineeringscienceintheUnitedStates.AlbertEinstein’seldestson,HansEinstein,hasbeenaprofessorofwaterconservancyengineeringatBerkeleysince1947,andheisalsoanauthorityinthefieldofwaterconservancyengineering.Tocommemoratehisoutstandingcontributions,theAmericanSocietyofCivilEngineersalsospecialThe"HansAlbertEinsteinAward"wasestablished.LinTongyan,aworld-renownedChinesestructuralengineerandfatherofprestress,alsograduatedfromBerkeleyandlaterservedasaprofessorofengineeringatBerkeley.Tocommemoratehim,BerkeleyalsoestablishedtheLinTongyanLaboratory.CaiShaotang,awell-knownChineseengineeringscientistknownasthe"fatherofnonlinearcircuittheory"and"fatherofcellularneuralnetworks",hasbeenaprofessorintheDepartmentofElectricalEngineeringandComputerScienceatBerkeleysince1971.HiseldestdaughterisChuaMeierThefamous"tigermother".
PreviousPrincipals
ThepositionofPrincipalwascreatedwhenUniversityofCaliforniawasreorganizedandexpandedin1952;therehavebeen12principals(Chancellor)sincethen:p>
ClarkKerr(1952–1958)
GlennT.Seaborg(1958–1961)
EdwardW.Strong(1961–1965)
MartinE.Meyerson(1965,agent)
RogerW.Heyns(1965–1971)
AlbertH.Bowker(1971–1980)
IraMichaelHeyman(1980–1990)
TianChanglin(1990-1997)(ancestralhomeinHuangpiDistrict,Wuhan,China,famousChinesescientist)
RobertM.Berdahl(1997–2004)
RobertJ.Birgeneau(2004–2013)
NicholasB.Dirks(2013-2017)
CarolChrist(2017-present)
School-runningstrength
Administrativemanagement
TheUniversityofCaliforniasystemimplementsThree-levelhierarchicalmanagementsystem.
(1)TheBoardofRegents(first-levelmanagement)
ThehighestauthorityintheUniversityofCaliforniasystemiscalled"theBoardofRegentsRegents)",including:
-Positionmembers.Thetermofhispositionisthetermofthecouncilmembers,atotalofsevenpeople:governor,deputygovernor,councilspeaker,publiceducationsupervisor,chairmanofthealumniassociation,vicechairmanofthealumniassociation,andchairoftheUniversityofCaliforniasystem.
-Designatemembers.Thegovernorconsultstheadvisorycommitteetodeterminetheselectionofmembers,atotalof18people,eachforatermof12years.Astudentrepresentativeisappointedbythecounciltoparticipateinfullpowerforaone-yearterm.Theteacherrepresentativeisthechairmanandvicechairmanoftheacademiccommittee,withoutvotingrights,andcanparticipateinalldiscussionsanddecision-making.
Themainresponsibilitiesofthecouncil:formulatingandadjudicatingdecisionsrelatedtothedirectionofuniversityeducation,majorfacilitiesandreforms;acceptingstatefinancialappropriationsandvariouspublicandprivategifts,supervisingtheuniversity’sfinancialexpendituresandImplementation;appointmentanddesignationofthepresidentoftheUniversityofCaliforniasystem(President),thepresidentofeachcampus(Chancellor),theheadofeachinstitution,andsupervisetheadministrationandimplementationoftheuniversity,etc.Thelawstipulates:"TheUniversityofCaliforniaSenatehasfullorganizationandmanagementpowersovertheUniversityofCalifornia.Onlyunderthecontrolofsuchlegislationcanitprovidethenecessaryguaranteesfortheuseoftheuniversity’sdonationswithintheprescribedscopeandmaintaintheuniversity’sassets.ByItcanbeseenthatthemainpoweroftheUniversityofCaliforniaSenateliesinthesupervisionandcontrolofuniversityfinancialexpenditures.ThisisameasurethatpublicuniversitiesmusttakeinAmericansociety.
ThemanagementoftheUniversityofCaliforniaSenateiscalledthefirstThefirstlevelofmanagementisresponsibleforthestatelegislatureandthestategovernment,andunifiedmanagementfortheninebranchcampuses.TheactualadministrativepowerbelongstothepresidentoftheUniversityofCaliforniasystem.ThepresidentappointsthevicepresidentandformstheirrespectiveOffice,performingdailyadministrativefunctions.Therearecurrentlysixvice-chairmeninchargeofacademic,commercialfinance,agricultureandnaturalresources,universityandexternalrelations,healthcareandmedicalservicedevelopment.Themanagementatthislevelofbranchcampusiscalledthesecondlevelofmanagement.Atthislevel,managementmattersaremorespecific,directlyrelatedtoteachingarrangements,studenttrainingandscientificresearchactivities.
(2)ManagementofeachCaliforniaUniversitycampus(second-levelmanagement)
UniversityofCalifornia,BerkeleyimplementsasystemofgradingresponsibilityforChancellorandViceChancellor.ThepresidentofthebranchisappointedbytheSenateoftheUniversityofCalifornia,andthevicepresidentisappointedbythepresidentofthebranchaftermultiplelevelsofstrictassessmentandselection.ThereisalsoaProvost,whoisalsoaschool-levelmanager.Undertheschool-levelmanager,therearevariousfunctionaloffices.Eachdepartmenthasadeananddepartmenthead.
Thespecificresponsibilitiesoftheprincipalandvice-principal:PrincipalPrimeMinisterforallschooladministrationandteachingandscientificresearchmanagement.Therearetwoprincipalassistantswhoareresponsibleforpersonnelandlegalaffairs.Theviceprincipalsareresponsiblefordivisionoflaborandimplementhorizontalmanagement.Therearecurrentlysevenviceprincipals,ofwhich:oneviceprincipalconcurrentlyservesasacademicaffairsThepresidentassiststhegeneraldirectoroftheprincipalwitheverything;onevicepresidentisinchargeofbusinessandadministrativeaffairs,andtherearethreeassistantstothevicepresident,andnine(executive)directorsareresponsiblefor:humanresources;publicsafetyandtransportationservices;communityrelations;sportsAndrecreationalactivities;collegestudenthealthservices;administrativeplans;internalaudits;environmentalhealthandsafety;corruptionsupervision.Onevicepresident’sfundproject,underonevicepresidentassistant,four(executive)directorsareresponsiblefor:constructionAndinspectionservices;designandprojectmanagement;budget;environmentalplanning.Avice-principaldirectorforacademicresearch,underonedeputyprincipalassistant,inchargeofinformationsystemsandtechnology.Avice-principaldirectorforresourceplanningandbudget,underFive(executive)directorsarerespectivelyresponsiblefor:budget;informationsystems;financialandmanagementanalysis;planningandanalysis;spacemanagementandfundingprojects.Onevicepresidentisresponsibleforundergraduateaffairs,andtwoassistantvicepresidentsareresponsibleforenrollmentandLifeeducationforcollegestudents.Thereisalsoanexecutivedirectorresponsibleforstudentaccommodation.Avicepresidentisresponsibleforuniversityrelations,andthereisanassistanttothevicepresident.Thefour(executive)directorsarerespectivelyresponsiblefor:developmentprojectsandservices;studentactivities;budgetandAdministration;UniversityofCaliforniaAlumniAssociation.Otherfunctionaloffices:TheadministrativeandteachingfunctionaldepartmentsofBerkeleycampusareabigstall.Inadditiontotheabove-mentioneddepartments,therearesomefunctionalofficesresponsibleforthefollowingaffairs:continuingeducation;vocationalandgraduateservices;environmentalhealthandsafety;internationalcooperation;Financialsupport;servicesforinternationalstudentsandforeignscholars;universityhealthservices;women’sresources;registrationandpolicesupervision,etc.
(3)Departmentmanagement(thirdlevelmanagement)
Thethirdlevelofeachcampus(branchcampus)oftheUniversityofCalifornia,suchascolleges,schools,researchinstitutes,centers,andlaboratoriesTherearepresidents,directors,etc.toimplementmanagement,andtheyhavethefinalrulingpoweronalladministrativeaffairs.Departmentsaresubdividedintodepartments,withdepartmentheads,headsofinter-departmentalorganizations,andcoordinatorsofnewdisciplines.Therearecurrently16deans(Dean)ofthebranchcampus,respectivelyinchargeoftheFacultyofArtsandSciences;theSchoolofBusiness;theSchoolofChemistry;theInstituteofEducation;theSchoolofEngineering;theSchoolofEnvironmentalDesign;theGraduateSchool;theSchoolofInformationManagementandSystems;theInternationalandRegionalResearchCenter;Faculty;FacultyofLaw;FacultyofNaturalResources;FacultyofOphthalmology;FacultyofPublicHealth;FacultyofPublicPolicy;FacultyofSocialWelfare.
School-runningphilosophy
(1)Thedevelopmentprocessoftheschool’smulticulturalism
IfthehistoryoftheformationoftheUnitedStatesisahistoryofcontinuousdevelopmentfromeasttowest,then,Berkeleyisthe"intelligencedevelopment"baseinthe"WesternDevelopment"oftheUnitedStates.Thispublicuniversity,togetherwiththeprivateStanfordUniversityandCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology,supportsthewesternacademicbackbonethatiscomparabletotheIvyLeagueuniversitiesintheeasternUnitedStates.
AsthefoundingcampusoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyisoneofthemostfamous.WhyistheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleysosuccessful?TianChanglin,aChinesescientistwhoservedasthepresidentofBerkeley,believesthattime,location,andpeoplearetheexternalconditionsfortheschool'ssuccess;adherencetoacademicstandardsandfullrespectfortheacademicpolicydecidedbytheprofessorsarethekeystoitssuccess.TherearetwofundamentalreasonswhyBerkeleyisabletobecometheworld'stopuniversity:<1>First,itisfarsighted.Atthebeginningoftheestablishmentoftheschool,theschoolreachedaconsensusonBerkeley'sdevelopmentgoals-toadoptaneclectic,freeandopenpolicy,toaccommodatetheworld'sbest,soastobuildtheuniversityintoaworld-classuniversity.Alongthislineofthinking,Berkeleysoonstartedtopursueanddevelopvigorouslyinthearts,sciences,agriculture,andotherdisciplines,aimingattheworld'sadvancedlevelatthattime.Onehardworkandoneharvest.Intheearly1880s,BerkeleystoodamongtheAmericaninstitutionsofhigherlearningwithitsinitialsetofdisciplinesandabrand-newcomprehensiveuniversityimage.<2>Thesecondistovaluetalents.Whileacceleratingthedevelopmentofvariousdisciplines,Berkeleyisalsodoingitsbesttorecruittalentsfromallwalksoflife.Throughhigh-payingemployment,supplementedbyagoodworkingenvironmentandafreeandopenacademicatmosphere,coupledwiththeuniquenaturalenvironmentonthewestcoastofCalifornia,BerkeleyhasrecruitedalargenumberoffamousprofessorsandscholarsfromtheacademiccenterofthenortheasternUnitedStates,makingBerkeley’sThefacultyhasbeengreatlystrengthenedanddevelopedinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.
Berkeleyisknownforitsmulticulturalism.OnFebruary15,1990,theboardofdirectorsoftheUniversityofCaliforniaappointedTianChanglin,aChinese-Americanprofessor,asthepresidentofBerkeley-thefirstChinese-AmericanpresidentofafamousuniversityintheUnitedStates.Hisfirstdirectionofschoolmanagementis"committedtomaintainingBerkeleyUniversity'soutstandingpositioninfacultyandacademics",andadherestothe"diversifiedandexcellent"schoolmanagementphilosophy.Duringhistenure,UCBerkeleyattractedthemosttalentedanddiversestudentsinthecountry.Atthesametime,"80%ofthetoptalentsthatBerkeleyUniversitywantedwereobtained."
Berkeleypaysequalattentiontoundergraduateandgraduateeducation.Foralongtime,thegraduateschooloftheschoolhasmaintainedthelargestscaleamongallAmericanuniversities,anditsnumberofgraduatestudentsandpostdoctoralstudentsaccountedfor1/3ofthetotalnumberofstudentsintheschool.Asqualifiedhigh-levelexpertsandscholars,theycontinuetorushtovariousjobsinAmericansocietyandcontributetotheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentoftheUnitedStates.
(2)Influencingindividualsandchangingtheworld
TheideathatBerkeleyspreadsistoinfluenceonebyoneuntilitchangesthewholeworld.Everyday,Berkeleystudentsgotopoorschoolstoteach.Thistraditionhasalonghistory.Berkeley'sphilosophyistohelpthoseinneed,sothattheycanbecomestronger.Berkeleyhasthreepurposes:educatingundergraduates,sponsoringresearchprojects,andgivingbacktothepublic.Oneofthecoregoalsoftheschoolispublicservice.Thereisabuildingoftheschoolisthestudentlearningcenter,juniorsandseniorswillcomeheretobeteachingassistants,answeringquestionsfortheyoungerstudents.Eachdormitoryhasasmalllearningaidagency.BerkeleyisthemostrewardinguniversityintheUnitedStates.Itiscommittedtohelpingstudentsinneed.Morethanhalfofthestudentsvolunteertoserveinpublicwelfareclubs.
(3)AutonomousTradition
TheUniversityofCaliforniaisknownforitsacademicfreedomandstudentautonomy.AttheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,thereisnorestraintfromconservativetraditions,noinsurmountablerulesanddisciplines.Inthisfreeland,youcangowild,letyourmindandimaginationfreelyexploretheunknownworld,whereyourthoughtswillalwaysberespected,evenifOthersdonotagreewithyou.ItisthiskindoffreethoughtthatoriginatedfromthedevelopmentoftheWestthatgavebirthtocountlessnewideasandgreatdiscoveriesattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Berkeleyadherestoacademicdemocracy,doesnotengageinseniorityranking,anddoesnotusecelebritiesandauthoritytooverwhelmothers.Theschoolrequiresnewteachersnottocooperatewithfamousprofessorsinscientificresearchandwritingpapers,andencouragesyoungteacherstoexplorenewfieldsontheirown.Thisapproachisawisemovetoencouragecompetitionandmaketheacademicresearchfieldfullofvitality.Berkeleygivesfullplaytothepoweroftheprofessorship.ThereisanoldsayinginAmericanhighereducationcircles,"Professorisauniversity."InBerkeley,professorsarethe"mainforce"thatdecidesthedirectionofeducation,participatesindecision-making,andpromotestheimplementationofeducationalpolicies.Professorshaveconsiderablepowerinschooldecision-makingandmanagement.
ThepastpresidentsoftheUniversityofCaliforniaencouragedstudentstobecomeself-reliant.PrincipalSproulwasanactivememberofthestudentmovement,andduringhistenurehevigorouslyadvocatedtheautonomyofstudentsandfaculty.DuringWheeler’sadministration,helaunchedthe"SeniorStudentsRole"activitymanagedbythestudentsthemselves,whichallowedtheseniorstudentstoorganizetheStudentUnionontheirown,todriveandleadthelowerstudents,sothatthestudents'study,extracurricularactivities,andstudentinteractionswerelefttothestudents.Gotohost.Inthisway,ontheonehand,studentsgetthetrainingoforganizationandmanagementintheuniversityandhavetheabilitytoadapttothesociety;ontheotherhand,itreducesthetaskofteachermanagement,sothatteacherscanfocusonteachingwithoutbeingdistractedbymanagingstudents.Wheeler'scampaignwasnotasourceofwaterlessness.TheUniversityofCaliforniaestablishedastudentself-governmentorganizationin1887,butthestudentself-governmentorganizationatthattimewaslimitedtoorganizingexchangesbetweenstudents.Itdidn’taskquestionsaboutthingssuchasstudyandacademicaffairs,andthedevelopmentofactivitieswasintermittent.Sometimesitevenexistsinnameonly.Wheelertookadvantageofthesituationandmadeeffectiveuseofthisorganizationtomakeitsactivitiesfullycarriedout,anditsroleandinfluenceincreaseddaybyday.FormedoneofthethreemajororganizationsoftheUniversityofCalifornia.Studentsparticipateinthemanagementoftheschoolintheformofaself-governmentassociation.Ontheonehand,itconformstotheprincipleofacademicautonomy,andontheotherhand,itisbeneficialtotheschooltomaintainaconstantlynewsituation,ratherthangraduallybecomingconservativeandlaggingbehindthetimes.
ItispreciselybecauseofthetraditionoffreedomthatBerkeleycanmaintainthespiritofconstantinnovationandcontinuousimprovement.Undertheinfluenceofliberalism,theconstructionofBerkeley’snewdisciplineshasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofthetimes,andtheschoolhasalsopaidgreatattentiontotheresearchofinterdisciplinaryandmarginaldisciplines.Universityofbisexualandtransgenderresearchdisciplines,andthusachievedaleadingpositioninthisfield.
Studenteducationsystem
(1)Undergraduateeducation
TheundergraduateprogramoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyisfour-year,full-time,andemphasizestheartsandsciences.nourish.Entrancecompetitionforfreshmenisveryfierce,butmanystudentsenterBerkeleyintheirsophomoresandjuniorsthroughtransfers.Berkeley’smostpopularmajorsare:electricalengineeringandcomputerscience,politicalscience,molecularandcellbiology,environmentalscience,andeconomics.
Therequirementsforundergraduatestocompletetheirstudiesmainlycomefromfouraspects:theUniversityofCaliforniasystem,theBerkeleycampus,thecorrespondingcolleges,andtheprofessionaldepartments.Theserequirementsinclude:Entry-levelEnglishwriting(mustmeettheminimumSATorACTscorerequirements),completethe"AmericanHistoryandInstitutions"and"AmericanCulturesBreadth"courses,andthenMeetthecreditrequirementsofthecorrespondingcollegesandmajors.Thefinalexamforundergraduatesgenerallylasts3hours,inmid-Decemberofthefallsemesterormid-Mayofthespringsemester.ThegradingsystemoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyis:lettergrades,thatis,thegradesofeachcoursearegivenaccordingtothefivegradesofA,B,C,D,andF.A=4.0,B=3.0,C=2.0,D=1.0,F=Fail,thatis,failingtotaketheexam.Make-upexamsarerequired.Inaddition,eachgradehasa+signandfloatsby0.3gradepoints(forexample,B+=3.3),anda-signsubtracts0.3gradepoints(forexample,A-=3.7),andthehighestisonly4.0,whichmeansthatA+isalso4.0.Differentmajorshavedifferentrequirementsforgraduationcreditpoints.Studentswiththebestacademicperformancewillbeawardedthetitleofhonorarygraduatewhentheygraduate.
(2)GraduateEducation
TheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyoffersaverywiderangeofgraduateprograms,manyofwhichareextensionsandextensionsofcorrespondingundergraduatemajors.Postgraduatedegreesinclude:Master'sofArt,Master'sofScience,Master'sofFineArt,Ph.D,andsomespecialgraduatedegrees,suchasJurisDoctor,MasterofBusinessAdministration,etc..In2012,theschoolawardedatotalof887doctoraldegreesand2,506masterdegrees.Applicationsforentryintoeachgraduateprogramareindependent,andallcollegesanddepartmentshaveindependentenrollmentrights.In2010,theNationalResearchCounciloftheUnitedStatesrankedBerkeley'sdoctoralgraduateeducationamongthetopintheUnitedStates;in2015-16,Berkeley'smajorgraduateprogramsinliberalartsandsciencesalmostallrankedamongthetop5intheUnitedStates.
DepartmentSettings
TheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyfocusesontraditionalmultidisciplinaryintegration,supplementedbyemergingdisciplinesandprofessionalcolleges.Theschoolhas14colleges,covering170departments.Amongthe14colleges:"Colleges"includesundergraduateandgraduateeducation,while"Schools"onlyhasgraduatestudents.Theonlyexceptionisbusinessschools.Berkeleyoffersatotalof106undergraduatedegreeprograms,88master'sdegreeprograms,97academicdoctoralprograms,and31career-orientedgraduateprograms.
(1)CollegeofLiberalArtsandSciences
TheCollegeofLiberalArtsandSciencesisatraditionalsub-disciplinarycomprehensiveeducationorganizationintheWesterneducationsystem.Thelargest,thelargestnumberofstudents,andthemostimportantcollege,ithas6departmentsand46departments.ManydepartmentsoftheFacultyofArtsandSciencesofferminordegrees.Thefollowingisadetailedlist.
DepartmentofLifeSciences:DepartmentofBiology,DepartmentofMolecularandCellBiology,DepartmentofBiochemistryandMolecularBiology,DepartmentofCellandDevelopmentalBiology,DepartmentofGenetics,DepartmentofImmunology,DepartmentofNuclearBiology,andPhysiologyDepartment
DepartmentofHumanities:DepartmentofArtHistory,DepartmentofArtPractice,DepartmentofClassicalArt,DepartmentofComparativeLiterature,DepartmentofDramaticArt,DepartmentofEastAsianLanguages,DepartmentofEnglish,DepartmentofFrench,DepartmentofGerman,DepartmentofItalianStudies,MusicDepartment,DepartmentofNearEasternStudies,DepartmentofPhilosophy,DepartmentofRhetoric,DepartmentofScandinavianLanguage,DepartmentofSlavicLanguageandLiterature,DepartmentofSouthandSoutheastAsianStudies,DepartmentofSpanishandPortuguese
DepartmentofPhysicalSciences:DepartmentofPhysics,AstronomyDepartment,DepartmentofGeologyandGeography,DepartmentofMathematics,andDepartmentofStatistics
DepartmentofSocialSciences:DepartmentofAfricanAmericanStudies,DepartmentofAnthropology,DepartmentofDemocracy,DepartmentofEconomics,DepartmentofEthnology,DepartmentofGeography,HistoryDepartment,DepartmentofLinguistics,DepartmentofPoliticalScience,DepartmentofPsychology,DepartmentofSociology,andDepartmentofWomen’sStudies
InterdisciplinaryandUndergraduateEducationDepartment:EnergyandResourcesGroup,AmericanResearchProject,CognitiveResearchProject,Creativewritingproject,environmentalscienceproject,interdisciplinaryresearchproject,legalsystemresearchproject,lesbian,gay,bisexual,andtransgenderresearchproject,masscommunicationresearchproject,religiousresearchproject,Asianresearchproject,developmentresearchproject,LatinAmericanResearchProject,MiddleEastResearchProject,PeaceandConflictResearchProject,PoliticalEconomyResearchProjectofIndustrialSociety,NationalDefenseEducationResearchProject,etc.
(2)BusinessSchool
HaHaasSchoolofBusiness(HaasSchoolofBusiness)wasestablishedin1898.ItspredecessorwastheCollegeofCommerce(CollegeofCommerce).Nationalresearchandcommunication.In1989,theSchoolofBusinesswasrenamedtheHaasSchoolofBusiness,namedafterWalterHaas(BerkeleyalumnusandformerchairmanofLevi's).RelyingonthestrongfinancialsupportofCaliforniaandtheexcellentbusinessenvironmentonthewestcoast,coupledwithSanFrancisco’sstatusastheAsia-Pacificbusinesshub,HaasSchoolofBusinesshasbecomeoneofthetopbusinessschoolsintheUnitedStates.Itmanagesfinance,internationalbusiness,andnon-profitinstitutions.Entrepreneurshipandotheraspectsarequitedistinctive.Inthe2016USNewsrankingofthebestbusinessschoolsintheUnitedStates,HaasSchoolofBusinessrankedseventhintheUnitedStates,andthepart-timeMBA(Part-time)programrankedfirstintheUnitedStates.Inaddition,theMasterofFinancialEngineering(MFE)programoftheHaasSchoolofBusinessisknownasoneofthebestfinancialengineeringprogramsintheUnitedStates.
Thebusinessschooloffersundergraduateandgraduateprograms.Postgraduateprogramsinclude:MFE(MasterofFinancialEngineeringProgram);Full-timeMBA(Full-timeMBAProgram);Weekend&EveningMBA(Part-timeMBAProgram);JD/MBA(DoubleDegreeProgramofDoctorofLawandMBA);MBA/MPH.(MasterofBusinessAdministrationandPublicHealthDoubleDegreeProgram);MBA/MA(MasterofBusinessAdministrationandAsianStudiesDoubleDegreeProgram)EMBA(On-the-jobMBA)andPH.DPh.D.PrograminManagement.Provideundergraduatebusinessmanagementeducation,calledUGBA:UndergraduateBusinessAdministration.
(3)CollegeofChemistry
Thereare3departmentsunderit,namelychemistry,chemicalengineeringandchemicalbiology.Offer3BachelorofSciencedegrees:Chemistry,ChemicalEngineering,ChemicalBiology;and1BachelorofArts:Chemistry.(Note:TheBachelorofArtsdegreewillrequiresomecoursesinthehumanitiesandsocialsciences,whiletheBachelorofSciencedegreecoursesaremorespecialized)
(4)EducationResearchInstitute
ProviderecognitionKnowledgeanddevelopmenteducation;language,literatureandcultureeducation;researchfieldssuchaspolicy,organization,measurementandevaluation.Provideundergraduateminorprograms.
(5)CollegeofEngineering
TheCollegeofEngineeringattheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyisknownasthecradleoftheworld’stopengineers.DuetoitsproximitytoSiliconValley,manygraduateshaveenteredthetopTechnologycompanies,suchasMicrosoft,Google,Apple,etc.Berkeley'sSchoolofEngineeringhasalwaysbeenamongthetopthreeintheUnitedStatesalongwithStanfordUniversityandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.TheCollegeofEngineeringconsistsoftheDepartmentofBioengineering,CivilEngineeringandEnvironmentalEngineering,ElectronicEngineeringandComputerScience,IndustrialEngineeringandOperationsManagement,MaterialsScienceandEngineering,MechanicalEngineering,andNuclearEngineering.Sevendepartmentsprovideeightcorrespondingundergraduateengineeringprojects.
ProvideaBachelorofSciencedegree,majorsinclude:CivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,ElectronicEngineeringandComputerScience,EngineeringScience,IndustrialEngineeringandOperationsResearch,MaterialScienceandEngineering,MechanicalEngineering,NuclearEngineering,etc.Inaddition,theCollegeofEngineeringalsoprovidesarichsystemofmajorandminorcourses,sothatstudentscanexpandaccordingtotheirinterestsandabilities.
(6)SchoolofEnvironmentalDesign
ItconsistsoftheDepartmentofArchitecture,DepartmentofUrbanandRegionalPlanning,andDepartmentofLandscapeArchitecture.Offerabachelorofartsdegree,majorsinclude:architecture,urbandesign,landscapedesignandenvironmentalplanning,sustainableenvironmentaldesign,etc.Provideundergraduateminorprograms.
(7)SchoolofJournalism
Providelegalprojects,AsianresearchprojectsandLatinAmericanresearchprojects.Onlyamaster'sdegreeisoffered.
(8)SchoolofLaw
ProvidetheJDlegalprofessionaldoctoralprogram(advancedprofessionaldegree);LLMlawmasterprogram(adegreeforforeignlawyers);JSDlegalsciencedoctoralprogram;MA/PH.D;MasterofLawandSocialPolicy;DoctorofPhilosophyProgram.
(9)InformationCollege
Provideamaster’sdegreeininformationmanagementandsystemsandaPh.D.inthefollowing:informationusersandsociety;informationorganizationmanagementandservices;informationeconomics;informationRetrieval;InformationTechnology;SystemAnalysisandDesign;InformationPolicy.
(10)CollegeofNaturalResources
ItconsistsoftheDepartmentofAgricultureandResourceEconomics,theDepartmentofEnvironmentalScience,theDepartmentofNutritionalScience,andtheDepartmentofPlantScience.Theformerindependent"EnergyandResourcesGroup"wasmergedintotheSchoolofNaturalResourcesin2011.Majorsinclude:conservationandresourceresearch,environmentaleconomicsandpolicy,environmentalscience,forestandnaturalresources,geneticsandplantbiology,microbiology,molecularenvironmentalbiology,moleculartoxicology,nutrition,societyandenvironment,etc.Provideundergraduateminorprograms.
(11)SchoolofOphthalmology
Providevisionscienceprojects.
(12)SchoolofPublicHealth
Providehealthstatisticsprojects,environmentalhealthscienceprojects,infectiousdiseaseresearchprojects,healthservicesandpolicyanalysisprojects,immunizationprojects,microbiologyprojects,healthandPharmacyproject,geneticconsultingproject.
(13)SchoolofPublicPolicy
Provideundergraduateminorprograms,publicpolicymasterprograms,andpublicpolicydoctoralprograms.
(14)CollegeofSocialWelfare
ProvideaDoctorofPhilosophyPrograminSocialWelfareandaMasterofSocialWelfareProgram(aprojectforpreparingtoparticipateinsocialwelfarepractitioners).
Researchreputation
Reputationoverview
TheresearchleveloftheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyhasreachedtheworld’stoplevel.In2016,ithad1,642full-timeandmorethan600part-timefacultyandstaff,Distributedinmajorcollegesanddepartments.Berkeleyhasaloftyacademicreputationworldwide.Amongitsmorethan100sub-disciplines,therearemanyworld-classacademicmasters.
AsofOctober2020,amongBerkeley’salumni,professorsandresearchers,atotalof110NobelPrizewinners(thirdintheworld),including34alumni,and25imagesSpiritAwardwinner(thirdintheworld)and14FieldsMedalwinners(fourthintheworld).Inaddition,Berkeleyprofessorshave149membersoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,76membersoftheNationalAcademyofEngineering,235membersoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,4PulitzerPrizewinners,15AmericanNationalMedalofSciencewinners,33MacArthurGeniusAwardwinners,77Fulbrightscholars,139GuggenheimPrizewinnersand125SloanResearchPrizewinners.
Accordingtotheworld’sauthoritativeacademicrankingsofworlduniversities,BerkeleyhasalwaysbeenamongthetopfiveinacademicresearchintheworldalongwithHarvardUniversityandStanfordUniversity.In2010,Berkeleyrankedsecondintheacademicrankingsofworlduniversities,secondonlytoHarvardUniversity;inthetwo-yearacademicrankingsofworlduniversitiesin2014-15and2015-16,Berkeley'sphysicsandchemistrymajorsrankedfirstintheworldatthesametime,Thecomprehensiverankingofnaturalsciencesisalso1stintheworld;from2015-16,computerandengineeringranked3rdintheworld,andmathematicsandeconomicsranked4thintheworld.Inaddition,Berkeley’sgraduateeducationhasalwaysbeenregardedasthetoplevelintheUnitedStates.TheoutstandingtalentscultivatedeachyearhavemadeoutstandingcontributionstoAmericansocietyoverthepast100yearsandhavealsocultivatedmanyinternationaltalentsfortheworld.Allovertheworld.ThegraduateschoolhasthehighestnumberofgraduatestudentswhohavewontheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)FellowshipintheUnitedStates,anditalsohasmanyfamousawardwinners(suchas137Fulbrightscholarshipwinners).
Berkeley’sprofessors,researchers,students,andalumniledtheManhattanProjectandbuiltthefirstatomicbomb(the"FatheroftheAtomicBomb"Oppenheimer)andthefirsthydrogenbomb(the"HydrogenBomb").FatherEdwardTaylor),inventedlaser,discovereddarkenergy,inventedcyclotron,inventedbubblechamber,discoveredatleast16chemicalelements,discoveredheavyhydrogen"deuterium",discoveredcarbon14,discoveredcarbon-14'smeasurementmethod,crackedtheCalvincycleinphotosynthesis,discoveredvitaminE,discoveredstreptomycin,inventedPCRtechnology,inventedthemouse,inventedtheUNIXsystem,inventedBSD,inventedtheRSAencryptionmethodAndsoon,alsoproposedthedinosaurextinctiontheory"asteroidimpacttheory",proposedMoore'slaw,identifiedtheinfluenzavirusforthefirsttime,standardizedprestress,etc.,BerkeleywasalsothefirstplaceintheUnitedStateswheretheno-faultdivorcebillwasdrafted..TheformerFederalReserveChairmanJanetYellenisalsoaprofessoratBerkeleyHaasSchoolofBusinessandhaswontheschool’soutstandingteachingawardtwice.
Overallranking
2021-2022 | QSWorldUniversityRankings (QSWorldUniversityRankings) | The32ndintheworld | |
2020-2021 | TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings (THEWorldUniversityRankings) | 7thintheworld | |
2020-2021 | QSWorldUniversityRankings (QSWorldUniversityRankings) | 30thintheworld | |
2020-2021 | USNewsWorldUniversityRankings (USNewsBestGlobalUniversities) | WorldNo.4 | |
2020-2021 | SchoolRankingofWorldUniversities (AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities) | Number5intheworld | |
2019-2020 | USNewsWorldUniversityRankings (USNewsBestGlobalUniversities) | No.4intheworld | |
2019-2020 | USNewsBestNationalUniversityRankings (USNewsBestNationalUniversityRankings) | No.22intheUnitedStates(No.2inpublic) | |
2019-2020 | TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings (THEWorldUniversityRankings) | 13thintheworld | |
2019-2020 | TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityReputationRankings (THEWorldReputationRankings) | No.6intheworld | td> |
2019-2020 | ShankeWorldUniversityAcademicRanking (AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities) | 5thintheworld |
Inaddition,in2019-20,inthe"WorldUniversityRankingCenter(CWUR)"announcedtheworldIntheuniversityrankings,Berkeleyranks8thintheworld.In2019-20,Berkeleyranked13thinthe2019ForbesAmericanUniversityRankingsand5thintheForbes100BestValueCollegesintheUnitedStates(America’sBestValueColleges).InNovember2018,"TimesHigherEducation"announcedthe"GlobalUniversityEmployabilityRanking",andBerkeleyranked22ndintheworld.Ranked8thinthe2019and2020MoscowInternationalUniversityrankings.
SubjectRanking
ThefollowingisadetailedrankingoftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyineachfield.
(1)2019-20TimesHigherEducationWorldUniversityRankings(THE)SubjectRankings:
ScienceandEngineering | WorldRanking | HumanitiesandSocialSciences | WorldRanking |
NaturalScience | 9 | Economics | 6 |
LifeScience | 11 | SocialSciences | 13 |
Medicaldepartment | 7 | HumanitiesandArts | 9 |
ComputerScience | None | Psychology | None |
Engineeringtechnology | 11 | Laws | 11 |
Education | 3 |
(2)2019-20QSWorldUniversityRankingsbySubject:
Subjects | WorldRanking | Discipline | WorldRanking | Discipline | WorldRanking |
EnvironmentalScience | 4 | ModernlanguageLearn | 4 | PerformingArts | 21 |
Chemistry | 2 | History | 5 | Psychology | 6 |
Communicationandmediaresearch | 6 | EnglishandLiterature | 4 | Philosophy | 13 |
SocietyLearn | 3 | PhysicsandAstronomy | 5 | Linguistics | 7 |
ChemicalEngineering | 3 | DevelopmentStudies | 6 | Laws | 8 | tr>
EarthandOceanSciences | 6 | anthropology | 4 | AccountingandFinance | 9 |
MotorEngineering | 4 | SocialPolicyandManagement | 5 | Politicsandinternationalrelations | 8 |
Architecture | 6 | Mathematics | 7 | MiningEngineering | None |
StatisticsandOperationsResearch | 6 | Archaeology | 4 | ArtDesign | p>None |
MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering | 6 | LifeScience | 6 | VeterinaryMedicine | None |
Economyandeconometrics | 4 | Geography | 4 | Medical | None |
AgricultureandForestry | 7 | BusinessAdministration | 5 | Pharmacy | None |
MaterialsScience | 5 | ComputerScience | 4 | DentalMedicine | None |
Civilandstructuralengineering | 3 | Education | 8 | NursingScience | None |
(3)2018-19USNewsRankingofMajorGraduateSchoolsintheUnitedStates:
NaturalScience | NationalRanking | HumanitiesandSocialSciences | NationalRanking |
Chemistry | 2 | Sociology | 1 |
ComputerScience | 1 | History | 4 |
Statistics | 2 | EnglishandLiterature | 1 |
Physics p> | 3 | Psychology | 1 |
Mathematics | 2 | Economics | 1 |
EarthScience | 2 | Politics | 4 |
LifeScience | 1 | Criminology | None |
2019-20USNewsProfessionalSchoolRanking:
ProfessionalSchool
(4)2019-20RankingofWorldUniversitiesbySubject:
AcademicResourcesThetotalareaoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyisapproximately1232acres(499Hectares),whilethemaincampusisabout178acres(72hectares).Asof2018,theBerkeleyLibraryhas3mainlibraries,24sub-librariesand11subsidiarylibraries,withacollectionofmorethan10millionbooks.ItisthefifthlargestuniversitylibraryinNorthAmerica,rankingsecondonlytoHarvardUniversityLibrary,YaleUniversityLibrary,etc.Amongthem,theBancroftLibraryhasalargecollectionofworksandmanuscriptsbythewell-knownAmericanwriterMarkTwain. Inaddition,Berkeleymaintainsclosetieswithmanyacademicresearchinstitutions: -NationalInstituteofMathematicalSciences(MathematicalSciencesResearchInstitute); -LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory(LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory); -LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory(LawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory); -LosAraraLosAlamosNationalLaboratory; -BerkeleyCenterforTheoreticalPhysics; -BerkeleyCenterforCosmologicalPhysics); -BerkeleySpaceSciencesLaboratory(SpaceSciencesLaboratory),searchforaliensprogramSeti@HomeHeadquarters; -KeckTelescope&KeckObservatory(WMKeckObservatory); -BerkeleyArtificialIntelligenceResearchLab(BerkeleyArtificialIntelligenceResearchLab); -SimonsInstitutefortheTheoryofComputing(SimonsInstitutefortheTheoryofComputing); -BerkeleyQuantumInformationandComputationCenter; -BerkeleyNanosciencesandNanoengineeringInstitute; -InstituteofEastAsianStudies(InstituteofEastAsianStudies); -BerkeleyCenterforLawandBusiness(BerkeleyCenterforLawandBusiness); -BerkeleySeismologyLaboratory(BerkeleySeismologicalLaboratory); -BerkeleyPopulationResearchCenter(BerkeleyPopulationCenter). CulturalTraditionSchoolMottoTheschoolmottooftheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleyistakenfromthe"Bible",Latin:FiatLux;English:LetThereBeLight;Chinese:Letthelightshine. SchoolbadgeUCB(3photos) TheBerkeleySealoftheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyisround,withbooksandTheschoolmottoimpliesthatknowledgeshouldbethelightthatguidestheprogressofmankind,illuminatingtheearth.SchoolsongThemainschoolsongofBerkeleyis"SonsofCalifornia",andthesongoftheschoolsportsteamis"BigC". AthleticsTheBerkeleyschoolsportsteambelongstotheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)DivisionI(NCAADivisionI-Pac-12).Famousschoolsportsteamsincludefootballteams,basketballteams,etc.Amongthem,theBerkeleyfootballteamandtheStanfordUniversityfootballteamholdagrandgameeveryfall,commonlyknownasBigGame.Berkeley'smascotis"OskitheBear",whichiscalled"GoldenBear"becauseofitsgoldencolor. BerkeleyhasseenmanyfamousswimmersRyanMurphy,MissyFranklin,MattBiondi,NatalieCoughlin,andformerNBAsuperstarJasonKidd,KevinJohnsonandmanyotherfamoussportsathletes. InallpreviousOlympics,asof2021,Berkeleystudentsandalumnihavewon121Olympicgoldmedals,56Olympicsilvermedals,and46Olympicbronzemedals.ThenumberofgoldmedalsandtotalnumberofmedalsrankfourthintheUnitedStates.,SecondonlytotheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia(153gold,326medals),StanfordUniversity(153gold,302medals)andUCLA(136gold,270medals). CampusenvironmentTheUniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeleyislocatedinBerkeley,California,inthenortheasternpartoftheSanFranciscoBayArea.ItisacrossthebayfromSanFranciscoandtheGoldenGateBridge,surroundedbymountainsandthesea.Thesceneryismagnificent.TheSanFranciscoBayAreahasaMediterraneanclimate.Therainyseasonisinspringandwinter,warminwinterandcoolinsummer,andtheclimateispleasant. ThemaincampusofBerkeleyisabout178acres(72hectares,1081acres),andthetotalcampus(includingtheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryontheBerkeleyHills,theNationalInstituteofMathematicalSciences,etc.)isabout1232acres(499Hectares,7479acres).ThecenterofBerkeley’scampusisthefamousSatherTower(TheCampanile),whichisoneofthetallestclocktowersintheworld.Everyday,peoplewillringthebellandplaymusiconthetoweratimportantpunctualtimes.Intheevening,youcanwatchthespectacularsunsetovertheGoldenGateBridgeundertheclocktower.TheBerkeleycampushasabeautifulenvironmentwithdensevegetation.Wildanimalssuchassquirrelsandsparrowscanbeseenalmosteverywhere,andthereareoftenwilddeer,turkeysandraccoons. Theschoolhasfourgates,east,west,southandnorth,amongwhichthesouthgate(SatherGate)isthemaingate,andSatherGateisalsooneofBerkeley’slandmarks.SutherGatewasoneofthecentrallocationsofthe"freespeechmovement"inthe1960s.ItislocatednexttoSproulPlazaandissurroundedbyalargestudentmarket"GoldenBearCafe"(GoldenBearCafe).Studentorganizationssetupstallsforpublicityorconductvariousstudentactivities,whichisverylively;andthereisaUniversityofCalifornialogoatthewestgateoftheschool.Therearealargenumberofrestaurants(includingmanyChineserestaurants),marketsandstudentapartmentsaroundthecampus,includingschoolcafeteriasandschooldormitories. TheBerkeleycampusiswell-connectedinalldirections.Tothesouth,youcanreachdowntownSanFrancisco,StanfordUniversityandSiliconValleythroughtheSanFrancisco-OaklandBayBridgeortheEastBayExpressway,andfinallyconnecttotheworld-famousCaliforniaHighwayNo.1(directLosAngeles,SanDiego);tothenorth,youcanreachNapaValley,thefamousCaliforniawineproducingarea,andSacramento,theseatofCaliforniastategovernment.TherearealsomanynationalparksandscenicspotsnearBerkeley,suchasthefamousskimeccaLakeTahoeandYosemiteNationalPark. Well-knownfigures(1)Mathematics,PhysicsandAstronomy SingshenChen,world-classmathematicsmaster,fatherofdifferentialgeometrySince1960,hehasservedasaprofessorintheDepartmentofMathematicsatBerkeleyandestablishedtheNationalInstituteofMathematicalSciences.Themainbuildingoftheinstituteisnamed"Shiing-ShenChernHall"; QiuChengtong,worldfamousmathematicsHome,FieldsMedalwinner,receivedaPhDdegreeinMathematicsfromBerkeleyin1971,underthetutelageofProfessorChern;GrigoryPerelman,world-renownedmathematicalgenius,FieldsMedalwinner,SolvedthePoincaréconjecture,oneofthesevenmajormathematicalproblemsintheworld,andengagedinpostdoctoralresearchatBerkeleyfrom1993-94; StephenSmel,aworld-renownedmathematician,specializingintopologyanddynamicsSystem,aFieldsMedalwinnerin1966,hasbeenaBerkeleyprofessorofmathematicsuntilhisretirementin1960; RobertOppenheimer,"FatheroftheAtomicBomb",ChiefScientistoftheManhattanProject,BerkeleyPhysicsProfessor,establishedthefamous"OppenheimerCenterforTheoreticalPhysics"(laterrenamed"BerkeleyCenterforTheoreticalPhysics")inBerkeley,makingBerkeleyoneoftheworld'stheoreticalphysicsresearchcenters; EdwardTaylor,awell-knowntheoreticalphysicist,"thefatherofthehydrogenbomb",animportantfigureintheManhattanProject,andaBerkeleyphysicsprofessor,oncepresidedovertheestablishmentoftheBerkeleySpaceScienceLaboratory; JulianSchwinger,Awell-knowntheoreticalphysicistandoneofthefoundersofquantumelectrodynamics,heandRichardFeynmanwontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1965.HewasengagedinpostdoctoralresearchatBerkeleyfrom1939to1941,underthetutelageofOppenheimer; StevenWeinberg,awell-knowntheoreticalphysicist,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1979forhisoutstandingcontributionstothe"UnificationTheoryofWeakElectricity",andservedasafacultymemberatBerkeleyfrom1959to1966; SheldonGlashaw,awell-knowntheoreticalphysicist,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1979forhisoutstandingcontributionstothe"UnificationTheoryofWeakElectricity".)Professor; LiZhengdao,awell-knownChinese-Americantheoreticalphysicist,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1957forproposingthetheoryofparitynon-conservation,andtaughtatBerkeley(1950-1951); DavidGross,awell-knowntheoreticalparticlephysicist,stringtheoryexpert,Nobelphysicistwinnerin2004,andadoctorateinphysicsfromBerkeleyin1966; PlusLaiDaoxiong,awell-knownJapanese-Americantheoreticalphysicistandpopularsciencewriter,hisrepresentativeworksinclude"ImpossiblePhysics","ParallelUniverse",etc.,receivedaPhDinPhysicsfromBerkeleyin1972; St.Lawrence,famousexperimentalphysicist,BerkeleyPhysicsProfessor,inventedthecyclotronin1932andwontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1939,andthenestablishedthe"UniversityofCaliforniaRadiologyLaboratory"inBerkeley(laterrenamed"LawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratory"),thechemicalelementNo.103rhodium(Lawrencium)isnamedinmemoryofLawrence; LouisAlvarez,afamousexperimentalphysicistandNobelPrizewinnerin1968inPhysics,andhissonjointlyproposedthe"asteroidimpacttheory"AlvarezHypothesis,hespentalmosthisentireacademiccareerinBerkeley; CharlesHardTowns,aworld-renownedexperimentalphysicistandpioneeroflaserresearch,isknownas""FatheroftheLaser",wontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1964,andservedasaBerkeleyprofessorfrom1967untilhisdeath; WuJianxiong,afamousChineseexperimentalphysicistandthefirstwomanoftheAmericanPhysicalSociety(APS)Thepresident,knownas"Mrs.CurieofChina",obtainedaPhDdegreeinphysicsfromBerkeleyin1940.Later,heexperimentallyverifiedLiZhengdaoandYangZhenning'shypothesisof"paritynon-conservationunderweakaction",whichenabledthelattertoobtain1957NobelPrizeinPhysicsin2015; OttoStern,awell-knownexperimentalphysicistand1943NobelPrizeinPhysics,heldthefamousStern-GellarHerexperimentprovedthequantizedspinofelectrons.HewasavisitingprofessorintheBerkeleyDepartmentofPhysicsforalongtime; DonaldGlaser,awell-knownexperimentalphysicist,wasawardedforinventingthefamous"bubblechamber"NobelPrizeinPhysicsin1960,BerkeleyProfessorfrom1959untilhisdeath; ZhuDiwen,aninternationallyrenownedexperimentalphysicist,winneroftheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1997,andthe12thU.S.DepartmentofEnergyMinister,studiedforaPhDinphysicsatBerkeleyfrom1970to1976,continuedpostdoctoralresearchatBerkeleyfrom1976to1978,servedasthedirectoroftheLawrenceBerkeleyNationalLaboratoryintheUnitedStatesfrom2004to2008,andalsoservedasaprofessorintheDepartmentofPhysicsandMolecularBiologyatBerkeley; ZhuangXiaowei,afamousChinesebiophysicist,amemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSciences,aprofessoratHarvardUniversity,receivedadoctorateinphysicsfromBerkeleyin1997; LisaRandall,afamoustheoryPhysicistandProfessorofTheoreticalPhysicsatHarvard,engagedinpostdoctoralresearchatBerkeleyfrom1987to1990; ShenYuanyang,afamousChinesephysicist,knownasthe"fatherofnonlinearoptics",BerkeleyPhysicsProfessorofScience; GeorgeSmoot,afamousastrophysicist,BerkeleyProfessorofPhysics,wontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin2006forhisoutstandingcontributionstothecosmicmicrowavebackgroundradiation.Berkeleyestablishedthefamous"BerkeleyCosmologyCenter"(BCCP); SolPerlmutter,afamousastrophysicist,Astronomer,BerkeleyProfessorofPhysics,ledtheteamtodiscovertheaccelerationoftheexpansionoftheuniversein1998,provingtheexistenceofdarkenergy,andwontheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin2011; (2)Chemistryand b>LifeScience GlenTheodoreSeaberg,afamouschemist,thesecondpresidentofBerkeleyfrom1958to1961(Chancellor),1951ThewinneroftheBellPrizeinChemistryandEdwinMacmillan’sleadershipteamdiscoveredmorethan10chemicalelementsinBerkeley,includingNo.97berkeliumandNo.98californium,twonamedafterBerkeleyandCalifornia,andNo.106chemicalelementXixiwasnamedinmemoryofhim; GilbertLewis,awell-knownchemistandformerdeanofBerkeleySchoolofChemistry,wasnominatedfortheNobelPrizeinChemistry41times,andwasoneofthefoundersofchemicalthermodynamics.Inadditionto"photon",the"Lewisstructuralformula"inchemistryisalsonamedafterit; HaroldClaytonUri,afamouschemist,wasobtainedbythediscoveryofheavyhydrogen"deuterium"NobelPrizeinChemistryin1934,andenteredBerkeleyin1921tostudyforaPhDinChemistry; WilliamFrancisGiok,afamouschemist,won1949forhisoutstandingcontributionstothestudyofmatternearabsolutezeroTheNobelPrizeinChemistryin2016,hespentmostofhisacademiccareerinBerkeley; WillardLibby,awell-knownchemist,wonthe1960sforinventingthecarbon--14smeasurementmethodNobelPrizeinChemistry.HeobtainedhisundergraduateanddoctoratedegreesatBerkeleyintheearly1930s,andlaterservedasaprofessorintheDepartmentofChemistryatBerkeley; ThomasCech,afamouschemistandbiochemist,wasduetohisexpertiseinRNAHewontheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1989andaPh.D.inChemistryatBerkeleyforhisoutstandingcontributions; YangPeidong,theworld’stopchemist,nanomaterialsexpert,andanacademicianoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,hasbeenaBerkeleyprofessorsince1999; LiYuanzhe,awell-knownTaiwanesechemist,wontheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1986forhisresearchonchemicalreactionkinetics,receivedaPhDinchemistryfromBerkeleyin1965,andhasbeenaBerkeleyprofessorofchemistrysince1974; QianYongjian,famousbiochemist,NobelPrizewinnerinchemistryin2008,cousinofQianXuesen,fatherofChinesemissiles,servedasBerkeleyprofessorfrom1982to1989; MelvinCarrWen,awell-knownbiochemist,taughtatBerkeleyfrom1937untilretirement,decipheringthecarbonfixationpathwayofphotosynthesis(discoveringtheCalvincycle),andwontheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1961; SellmanA.Waxman,awell-knownbiochemistandmicrobiologist,discoveredantibioticssuchasstreptomycin.HewontheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein1952andaPhDinBiochemistryatBerkeleyin1918; QianZeNan,afamousbiochemist,AmericanHowardHughesMedicalThecurrentchairmanoftheInstituteofScience,amemberoftheAmericanAcademyofSciences,receivedabachelor'sdegreefromBerkeleyin1971,andreturnedtoBerkeleyin1979asaprofessorofbiochemistryandmolecularbiology; KellyMullis,awell-knownbiochemist,HewontheNobelPrizeinChemistryin1993forhisinventionofPCRtechnologyandaPhDinBiochemistryfromBerkeleyin1972; CarolGreder,afamousmolecularbiologist,NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein2009Awardwinner,receivedaPhDinMolecularBiologyfromBerkeleyin1987; (3)ComputerScienceandEngineering GordonMoore,oneofthefoundersofIntelFirst,thefamous"Moore'sLaw"wasproposed,andheobtainedanundergraduatedegreeinchemistryfromBerkeleyin1950; AndyGrove,oneofthefoundersofIntel,awell-knownAmericanentrepreneur,engineer,andapioneerinthesemiconductorfield,In1963,hereceivedadoctoratedegreeinchemicalengineeringfromBerkeley; SteveWozniak,oneofthefoundersofApple,studiedforanundergraduatedegreeinBerkeleyaround1971(aftersuspension),thenreturnedtoBerkeleyandobtainedBachelorofScience(1987); MarkTarpening,oneofthefoundersofTeslaMotors,obtainedaBerkeleyundergraduatecomputerdegreein1985; EricShiMitt,theformerCEOofGoogleandtheformerexecutivechairmanofAlphabet(theparentcompanyofGoogle),receivedaBerkeleymaster'sdegree(1979)andadoctoratedegreeinelectricalengineering(1982); WilliamNelsonJoy,AfamousAmericancomputerscientist,oneofthefoundersandchiefscientistofSunMicrosystems(SUN),createdtheBSDandvicompiler,andobtainedamaster'sdegreeincomputersciencefromBerkeleyin1979; PaulJacobs,ThesonofOwenJacobs,chairmanofQualcommandfounderofQualcomm.HehasaPh.D.(1989),amaster’sdegreeandabachelor’sdegreeinelectricalengineeringandcomputersciencefromBerkeley; DanaScott,famousComputerscientist,winneroftheTuringAwardin1976,andbachelordegreeinMathematicsfromBerkeleyin1954; KenThompson,awell-knowncomputerscientist,winneroftheTuringAwardin1983(thehighestawardinthecomputerindustry),HefoundedtheUNIXsystemandtheBlanguage,andsuccessivelyobtainedaBerkeleycomputerundergraduate(1965)andamaster’sdegree(1966); DouglasEngelbart,afamouscomputerscientistandwinneroftheTuringAwardin1991,"Mouse"Inventorof",successivelyobtainedaBerkeleyMaster(1953)andaPh.D.(1955); ButlerRampson,afamouscomputerscientist,thewinnerofthe1992TuringAward,wasaformerMicrosoftChiefEngineer,Ph.D.fromBerkeleyin1967; YaoQizhi,awell-knownChinesecomputerscientist,winneroftheTuringAwardin2000,iscurrentlyaprofessorintheDepartmentofComputerScienceofTsinghuaUniversity,1ServedasaprofessorintheDepartmentofComputerScienceatBerkeleyfrom981to1982; LeonardAdelman,awell-knowncomputerscientistand2002TuringPrizewinner,inventedRSAencryptionandsuccessivelyobtainedaBerkeleyundergraduatedegreeinmathematics(1968)andadoctorateinelectricalengineering(1976); ShafeiGoldwasser,awell-knowncomputerscientistand2012TuringAwardwinner,successivelyreceivedamaster’sdegreeincomputersciencefromBerkeley(1981)andPh.D.(1984); SylvioMicalli,famouscomputerscientist,winneroftheTuringAwardin2012,receivedaPhDincomputersciencefromBerkeleyin1982; TianChanglin,Aninternationallyrenownedthermologist,anacademicianoftheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences,aforeignacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofSciencesandtheAcademyofEngineering,theseventhpresidentinBerkeleyhistory(1990-1997),andthefirstChinesepresidentamongthetopuniversitiesintheUnitedStates; 林同炎,世界著名华裔结构工程学家、预应力之父,毕业于伯克利(1933年),之后还长期担任伯克利的工程学教授,为了纪念他,伯克利还成立了林同炎实验室; 汉斯·爱因斯坦,阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦的长子,从1947年起一直担任伯克利水利工程学教授,并且还是美国水利工程学领域的权威之一; 张翔,著名材料学家、美国工程院院士、美国国家纳米科学中心主任,2004年起任教于伯克利、1996年获伯克利博士学位,主持研制的隐身衣被美国《时代》杂志列入2008年十大科学发现; 蔡少棠,著名华裔工程学家,被誉“非线性电路理论之父”、“细胞式类神经网络之父”,从1971年起也一直担任伯克利电气工程与计算机科学系教授,其大女儿蔡美儿就是著名的“虎妈”; (4)政治学、经济学及人文社科 厄尔·沃伦,第14任美国首席大法官(1953年-1969年)、原加州州长(1943年-1953年),著名政治家、法学家,美国历史上最具影响力的首席大法官及领袖人物之一,其领导的美国最高法院造就了美国历史上一场划时代的宪政革命,作出了确立美国“一人一票原则”民主选举制、瓦解种族隔离、逮捕程序改革(米兰达警告)、抗击麦卡锡主义、保障言论自由等众多里程碑式的判决,沃伦1912年获得伯克利本科学位、1914年获得伯克利法律博士学位(JD); 罗伯特·麦克纳马拉,原美国国防部长、原世界银行行长,1937年获伯克利经济学及哲学学士学位; 珍妮特·耶伦,著名经济学家、前任美联储主席(美国历史上第一位女性美联储主席),伯克利经济学及哈斯商学院教授,丈夫乔治·阿克尔洛夫是诺贝尔奖经济学奖得主、伯克利经济学教授; 迪安·腊斯克,美国原国务卿(1961-1969年)、美国著名外交家,1940年获得伯克利法学学位; 哈肯·马格努斯,挪威皇室王储,1999年获得伯克利政治科学本科学位; 佐勒菲卡尔·阿里·布托,著名政治家、原巴基斯坦总统(1971-1973年)、总理(1973-1977年),1950年获得伯克利政治科学本科学位; 米格尔·安赫尔·罗德里格斯,著名政治家、经济学家、原哥斯达黎加总统(1998-2002年),1966年获得伯克利经济学博士学位; 杰瑞·布朗,美国政治家、美国加利福尼亚州第39任州长,1961年从伯克利本科毕业; 孙科,孙中山长子、前中华民国考试院、行政院、立法院长,1916年从伯克利本科毕业; 宋楚瑜,著名政治家、台湾亲民党创始人及现任主席,1966-1967年间在伯克利攻读政治学硕士; 沃尔特·哈斯,美国著名企业家、李维斯公司前总裁、董事长,1910年毕业于伯克利商学院,伯克利哈斯商学院即以其名字命名; 保罗·盖蒂,美国著名实业家、前美国首富,创立了盖蒂石油公司,曾在伯克利攻读本科学位; 詹姆斯·西蒙斯,世界50大富豪之一、最伟大的对冲基金经理之一、著名数学家,1961年获得伯克利数学博士学位; 王雪红,台湾女首富、著名企业家、HTC董事长、台塑集团董事长王永庆之女,1981年获得伯克利经济学本科学位; 孙正义,日本首富、著名企业家、日本软银集团创始人和现任董事长,曾投资马云的阿里巴巴(软银集团现为阿里巴巴最大股东),1980年获得伯克利本科经济学位; 加尔布雷斯,美国著名经济学家、社会学家,美国新制度学派代表人物,获得伯克利硕士及经济学博士学位; 劳伦斯·克莱因,著名经济学家、1980年诺贝尔经济学奖得主、被誉为“计量经济学之父”,1942年获得伯克利经济学本科学位; 道格拉斯·诺斯,著名经济学家、1993年诺贝尔经济学奖得主,先后获得伯克利本科学位(1942年)和经济学博士学位(1952年); 丹尼尔·麦克法登,著名经济学家、2000年诺贝尔经济学奖得主,计量经济学大师,伯克利经济学教授; 乔治·阿克尔洛夫,著名经济学家、2001年诺贝尔经济学奖得主,伯克利经济学教授、前任美联储主席耶伦的丈夫; 丹尼尔·卡内曼,著名经济学家、心理学家,2002年诺贝尔经济学奖得主,1961年获得伯克利心理学博士学位,1986-1993年在伯克利担任教授; 托马斯·克罗姆比·谢林,著名经济学家、2005年诺贝尔经济学奖得主,1944年获得伯克利经济学本科学位; 托马斯·萨金特,著名经济学家、2011年诺贝尔经济学奖得主,1964年从伯克利本科毕业; 刘遵义,香港中文大学校长、中投香港董事长,伯克利硕士和博士学位; 钱颖一,著名经济学家、清华大学经济管理学院院长,2001-2006年任教于伯克利经济系; 张爱玲,著名中国现代作家,代表作有《倾城之恋》、《半生缘》等,于1969年-1971年在伯克利从事近3年的学术研究(应陈世骧教授之邀); 罗伯特·佩恩·沃伦,美国第一位桂冠诗人、“新批评派”(NewCriticism)代表人物,被誉为“二十世纪后半叶美国最重要的诗人”,曾三次获得普利策奖,1926年获得伯克利硕士学位; 杰克·伦敦,美国著名作家、小说家,代表作包括《野性的呼唤》、《热爱生命》等,1897年入读伯克利(后肄业); 赵元任,著名国学大师、语言学家,被誉为“中国现代语言学之父”,1947年-1963年长期任教于伯克利(东亚语言学教授),后从伯克利退休; 蒋梦麟,中国近代著名教育家、学者,原北大校长、国民政府第一任教育部部长,1912年获得伯克利本科教育学学位; 唐明照,中国著名外交家、中国首任联合国副秘书长,1937年从伯克利本科毕业并获得历史学士学位; 翦伯赞,中国著名历史学家、原北京大学副校长、历史系主任,1924-26年间在伯克利进行学术研究。 (5)其它领域 贾森·基德,美国前NBA巨星、现任密尔沃基雄鹿队主教练,1990-1994年间在伯克利攻读本科学位; 凯文·约翰逊,美国前NBA巨星、前美国加州首府萨克拉门托市的市长,1987年年获得伯克利本科政治学学位; 马特·比昂迪,世界著名游泳运动员(美国)、历史上获得奥运金牌数最多的十位运动员之一(8金、2银、1铜),曾至少打破6项世界纪录,1988年从伯克利本科毕业; 米西·富兰克林,世界著名游泳运动员(美国)、被誉为“女版菲尔普斯”,2012年伦敦奥运会上获得4金1银,并打破两项世界纪录,2012年进入伯克利攻读本科学位; 娜塔莉·考芙琳,世界著名游泳运动员(美国),在2008年北京奥运会上连夺6枚奖牌(包括100米蛙泳金牌),一生共获得12枚奥运奖牌,2001年进入伯克利攻读本科学位; 亚历克斯·摩根,美国著名(女)足球运动员、美国女子国家队队员,于2007-2010年在伯克利攻读政治经济学本科学位; 格利高里·派克,世界著名影星、奥斯卡影帝,其代表作包括《罗马假日》、《乞力马扎罗的雪》和《爱德华大夫》等等,1936年进入伯克利攻读本科学位; 克里斯·派恩,著名好莱坞影星,曾主演《星际迷航》、《公主日记2:皇室婚约》等电影,2002年从伯克利本科毕业并获得英语文学学位; 约翰·赵,好莱坞著名韩国影星,参演过《星际迷航》、《美国派》等电影和电视剧,1996年从伯克利本科毕业并获得英语文学本科学位。 |