I will be forever grateful if you can come and help out with the graduates.
Interested in the intersection of technology and the public good?
At the UC Berkeley School of Information, we are conducting a research study to better understand how students engage with Public Interest Technology and other intersections of technology with policy, law, and society, focusing on the role of informal peer mentorship in shaping academic paths and career exploration.
If you have:
- Participated in tech, policy, or social impact–related courses, clubs, or events
- Sought or provided advice to other students about classes, internships, or careers
we invite you to share your experience. We hope this survey will help the university to more effectively support those pursuing technology-driven work for the public interest.
- Or are simply interested in “tech for good”
- Estimated time: 10-15 minutes
Take the survey here by Friday, May 15: https://berkeley.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Wh1DtnNVQr9enA
- Option to enter a drawing for one of eight $20 Visa gift cards.
Thank you for contributing to this research.
About Us
World Food Prize Laureate 2023 Heidi Kuhn is launching Pax Agricultura, an innovative new global initiative to address the serious issue of food security and sustainable regenerative agriculture. Based in Marin County, California where the United Nations began, she is working with over 70 San Francisco Consuls General, Napa Valley vintners, Rotarians, and Universities worldwide to establish a global model to plant ‘Global Gardens for Food Security’ worldwide.
About the Internship
We are seeking motivated, creative and entrepreneurial students to join our team as Ambassadors of Peace. As recipients of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, students will be challenged to work in an innovative environment introduced to global leaders.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Work directly with Heidi Kuhn, Founder/CEO, PAX AGRICULTURA
2. Conduct research and analysis of emerging programs addressing food security
3. Collaborate with leaders in Napa Valley to define regenerative agriculture
4. Identify farmer programs with Roots of Peace in Guatemala and build ag models.
5. Work with professionals to articulate Business Plan for PAX AGRICULTURA
6. Plan major fundraiser for America’s 250th in July 2026—featuring power of agriculture
7. Host VIP events at Pegasus Gardens
8. Produce final white paper to present to UC Berkeley Kuhn Initiative for Post-Conflict
Qualifications:
Currently pursuing a degree program in a relevant subject
Strong business skills and public interaction with global leaders and public
Collaborate with PAX AGRICULTURA team of professionals
Compensation:
$20 per hour, for a total of $4,500
Dates:
The internship will run from May 18th to July 31st
Location:
San Rafael, California
How to Apply:
Please send application to Heidi Kuhn, Founder/CEO, PAX AGRICULTURA Heidi@PaxAg.org 415-948-9646
(Makeup classes and exams available)
(Makeup classes and exams available)
Email admin@campusprep.org or call (877) 805-2521
UGBA C12 / C196C: The Berkeley Changemaker® (Gateway Course) Description
This course helps students identify as a Berkeley Changemaker and learn the critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills to become one. Students develop their own leadership styles and discover how they can create and lead diverse teams to act upon the world. This course is taught by an all-star team of 26 UC Berkeley faculty members, representing 23 diverse departments and 9 schools & colleges across our campus.
July 6 - August 14, 2026, Session D, 6 weeks (2 Units, Online); Instructor: Christyna Serrano
Class #: 13654 (UGBA C12) - lower division
Class #: 13656 (UGBA C196C) – upper division
Learn more about The Berkeley Changemaker course.
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LS 4 / LS 104: Openness to Opposing Views Course Description
This course emphasizes the Berkeley Changemaker themes of critical thinking, effective communication, and productive collaboration. You will combine critical examination of evidence-based, multi-disciplinary research and theories with personal self-reflection and practice in engaged discourse. This course features two dozen Berkeley faculty from disciplines across campus, including senior campus leadership and even a Nobel prize winner.
July 6 - August 14, 2026, Session D, 6 weeks (1 unit, Online, Pass/No Pass); Instructor of Record: Ron Dahl
Class #:13170 (LS 4) - lower division
Class #:13171 (LS 104) - upper divisionIn-person
Online
143: History of Political Economy, David Grewal, 4 units, Area III or IV
This course surveys the history of political economy before the middle of the twentieth century aiming to give students a broad introduction to the way in
which modern economics emerged, and the varieties of schools of political economy that have been advanced since roughly the middle of the eighteenth century. It also surveys the critique of political economy in various eras, including recent criticisms of welfare economics and of economic inequality.
This course will provide an introduction to longstanding questions concerning the relation of constitutionalism to democracy, with a special focus on the American founding, which began 250 years ago. What is the constitutional basis of democracy? What is the democratic justification for constitutionalism? How have these questions been answered in different ways across two and a half centuries of the American experiment? A central focus will be the distinction between “sovereignty” and “government” as it is instantiated in modern constitutional practice. Readings will focus on primary texts drawn from political philosophy and constitutional law, supplemented by contemporary arguments about constitutional democracy in the United States. In our first weeks, we will read work from Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, before turning to the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the world’s first written constitution), and the US Federal Constitution, among other materials from the American founding. In later weeks, we will consider the changing roles of Congress, the Presidency, and the Judiciary in the American constitutional settlement. We will end by considering current debates over the democratic justification of several key institutions of American government.
Event Details:
After kicking things off in March, we’re coming back together to keep building momentum and community. With Climate Week fresh on everyone’s minds, this is a space to share reflections, opportunities, and ideas — and to turn that energy into connection and action.
Whether you joined us last time or are new to LiS, we invite Latinx professionals, students, and allies across climate, energy, environmental justice, and sustainability to come build community with us.
Come connect, share, and be part of what we’re growing in the Bay Area.