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Study the Arts & Humanities at Berkeley

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Across 19 departments and 14 research units, more than 250 faculty members study every dimension of the human experience from the ancient past to the anticipated future; they work in 80 different languages and include award-winning poets and novelists as well as practicing artists in music, theater, dance, and the visual arts. 

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OTSP Crip Camp Essay Contest Winners

September 12, 2023

In partnership with On the Same Page, the Division of Arts & Humanities sponsored a student essay and video contest. We asked students to stream the documentary (available for free ...Read more about OTSP Crip Camp Essay Contest Winners

Who needs 10 arms and the ability to see everything all at once? Stage managers!

September 5, 2023

Haley Baynard is a new student in theater and performance studies, who plans on pursuing a career in stage management. She says strong communication and leadership skills, and the ability to improvise and think quickly, are some of the traits of successful

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At age 5, she pondered existence. Now, she wants to study it at Berkeley

August 29, 2023

"I really like the existential movement, where nothing really has a purpose, apart from what you make of it," says new first-year student Esther Cannesson.

Brittany Hosea-Small for UC Berkeley

Berkeley News: What year are you, and where are you
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