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    The Berkeley School of Information is a global bellwether in a world awash in information and data, boldly leading the way with education and fundamental research that translates into new knowledge, practices, policies, and solutions.

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    The School of Information offers four degrees:

    The Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) program educates information professionals to provide leadership for an information-driven world.

    The Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) is an online degree preparing data science professionals to solve real-world problems. The 5th Year MIDS program is a streamlined path to a MIDS degree for Cal undergraduates.

    The Master of Information and Cybersecurity (MICS) is an online degree preparing cybersecurity leaders for complex cybersecurity challenges.

    Our Ph.D. in Information Science is a research program for next-generation scholars of the information age.

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    The School of Information's courses bridge the disciplines of information and computer science, design, social sciences, management, law, and policy. We welcome interest in our graduate-level Information classes from current UC Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students and community members. More information about signing up for classes.

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    Research by faculty members and doctoral students keeps the I School on the vanguard of contemporary information needs and solutions.

    The I School is also home to several active centers and labs, including the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), the Center for Technology, Society & Policy, and the BioSENSE Lab.

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    Meet the MIMS Class of 2028
    Meet the MIMS class of 2028! This Fall, 54 new students joined us on campus to embark on the Master of Information…
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    Master’s Students Builds Tool To Analyze, Redact and Regulate Sharing of Confidential Information
    As AI chatbots become more popular, people have increased the amount of confidential information shared with these…
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    Kate Metcalf Bridges Data and Life Sciences at the I School
    Dr. Kate Metcalf has been appointed as an assistant professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Information. She began her…
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    Sayash Kapoor Joins UC Berkeley with Focus on Artificial Intelligence
    Dr. Sayash Kapoor has been appointed as an assistant professor at UC Berkeley. His new position will start in July 2027.
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    Fail Better? The Computational Study of Character Types in Narratives
    September 9, 2026, 12:10 pm – 1:30 pm
    Aarthi Vadde
    The Writer’s Hand-at-a-Distance
    September 18, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
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    I School Centennial & Birthday Celebration
    September 26, 2026, 1:30 pm – 8:00 pm
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    In the Garden of Forking Paths: Mapping and Making Sense of Storytelling at Scale
    October 9, 2026, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Featured Profiles

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Victoria Galloway
MICS 2025
Cybersecurity Program Manager
Boeing
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Divya Gorantla
MIDS 2019
Senior Software Engineer
Microsoft
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Jeremy Gordon
Ph.D. 2023
Co-Founder and CTO
Olli Health
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Evan Haas
MIMS 2026
Product Strategy Intern
EVgo
Shannon Hamilton
Shannon Hamilton
MIMS 2018
Director of Product, Analytics & Reporting
Brightline
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Meredith Hitchcock
MIMS 2015
Head of UX Research
Airbnb.org

Meredith Hitchcock graduated from the School of Information with a Master of Information Management and Systems in 2015.

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David (DH) Huang
MICS 2021
Co-Founder and CTO
Nexxa.ai
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Alan Inouye
Ph.D 1997
Founder
The Policy Connection
Sindhuja Jeyabal
Sindhuja Jeyabal
MIMS 2016
Co-Founder & CTO
Dost Education
Meena Kaushik
Meena Kaushik
MIMS 2020
UX Designer
Google
April Dawn Kester
April Dawn Kester
MIMS 2016
Mergers & Acquisitions Director
PwC
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Eduard Kotysh
MICS 2023
Board Advisor, Security Research
Oak Security
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Nikhita Koul
MIDS 2015
Group Manager, Data Science
Adobe
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Annie Lane
MIDS 2020
Staff Data Scientist
GE HealthCare
Carlos Miguel Lasa
Carlos Miguel Lasa
MIMS 2016
Technical Program Manager
Waymo
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Sharon Lin
MIDS 2015
VP, Analytics & Data Science
Summit Partners
Michael Lissner
Michael Lissner
MIMS 2010
Executive Director
Free Law Project
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Delvin Marimo
MIMS 2026
Data Engineer Intern
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
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Ellis Martin
MIMS ’24
Mary and Samuel Somit Preservation Intern
University of Chicago Library

Ellis Martin is a first-year MIMS student working in the interstices of art, archives and information and as a collections and digitization associate at the nonprofit Letterform Archive.

Silvia Miramontes
Silvia Miramontes
5th Year MIDS
Computer Systems Engineer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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