Dear Colleagues,  With the US presidential race almost resolved, the question of leadership was more central in this year’s election than in any other that I can remember. After much debate and disagreement, it is time for us to heal our…

Dear Colleagues, I very much enjoyed speaking to the parents of our current undergraduate students during our campus-wide Homecoming celebration this past weekend.  Alumni from all over the world took advantage of the virtual offerings available,…

Dear Colleagues, What an incredible week for Berkeley, as we celebrate two Nobel Prizes and the first female Nobel Prize winner on our faculty.  Prof. Jennifer Doudna, president of the Innovative Genomics Institute, shared the prize in chemistry…

Dear Colleagues, Last week we lost an individual who has inspired generations of women and men in her fight for equal rights among the sexes.  Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s life reminds us of the power one person can wield in the world with inspired…

Dear Colleagues, This week marked the official start of the fall semester and the new academic year on campus.  I am thrilled to welcome our new undergraduate, full-time MBA, and PhD students to our Berkeley Haas family.  You all enrich our…

Dear Colleagues, In today’s update, I would like to celebrate the many new faces that grace our Haas community. As I reflect on what to be grateful for, it’s becoming abundantly clear to me just how important our community is. Lean into it and…

Dear Colleagues, I am sure you share my relief that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has rescinded its new guidelines that would have revoked visas for international students studying online. The decision came following lawsuits filed by…

Dear Colleagues, Recent Developments: This week has seen developments of historic proportions.  The Supreme Court of the US decided that federal employment discrimination law protects gay and transgender employees  The Supreme Court also voted to…

Dear Haas Students, Staff, Faculty, and Colleagues, We would like you to join us in recognizing an important day in our nation’s history, Juneteenth, as the day that marked the end of slavery. Given recent developments to advance racial justice in…

Dear Colleagues, As our cities are shaken by unrest on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded how much our society depends on strong and principled leadership. At Berkeley Haas we have taken a stand on developing leaders who are…