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A new study found that Republicans in California are more divided on Trump’s immigration policies.

“At least some subset of Republicans are seeing that these immigration strategies are a step too far,” said G. Cristina Mora, a sociology professor and co-director of the UC Berkeley...

This week the Institute of Governmental Studies will be conducting another of its periodic polls of the California public about major political and public policy issues facing the state. It is a legitimate non-partisan poll sponsored by the University that is carried out by distributing email invitations via Qualtrics to a carefully constructed random sample of the state’s registered voters. Data collection will continue through Monday, October 27.

The opinions of all survey participants will remain confidential and not be...

Congratulations to these three incredible recipients of the prestigious Chancellor's Award!

The first recipient, Esme Nuno Mora, '26, is a 2025 Democracy Camp in Berkeley Alum with deep passion for creating higher pathways for unnaccompanied homeless youth, and aiming to pursue her PhD and influence policies that effect foster and homeless students.

The second recipient, Mckenzie Diep, '27, is a 2023 Schaeffer Fellowship Alum with an incredible drive to aid those dealing with housing and displacement issues, and activiely researching displacement and urban development...

One of my favorite parts of working with the library's document collection is getting to take in all the imagery. In his poem "A Supermarket in California," Allen Ginsberg describes walking through the grocery store as "shopping for images." That's exactly how it feels to thumb through a cart full of documents—it's like shopping for images on the front covers of assorted plans and reports. It's a similar act to flipping through crates of vinyl at a record store, patiently...