The School of Information is UC Berkeley’s newest professional school. Located in the center of campus, the I School is a graduate research and education community committed to expanding access to information and to improving its usability, reliability, and credibility while preserving security and privacy.
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.
I School graduate students and alumni have expertise in data science, user experience design & research, product management, engineering, information policy, cybersecurity, and more — learn more about hiring I School students and alumni.
Citizen Clinic program helps organizations defend against cyberattacks and expands participation in cybersecurity among women and under-represented students.
Sekhar and Rajashree Sarukkai have established the Sarukkai Social Impact Award, which will recognize I School master’s degree capstone or final projects with the greatest potential for social impact.
Mahdieh Taher (MIDS ’20) has been awarded the Jack Larson Data for Good Fellowship for her work as a data engineer dedicated to improving medical diagnoses in rural areas.
Inaugural Sharon X. Lin (’11, MIDS ’15) and Andrew R. Bullen (’10) Fellowship goes to incoming 5th Year MIDS student and Berkeley graduate Christina Carr.
Alumna Beverlee French has made a generous gift to increase the annual Sydney B. Mitchell Scholarship award to support students in the Masters of Information Management Systems (MIMS) program.
Paul Fasana shared his memories of being a young gay veteran in Berkeley in the 1950s, his career journey since then, and what inspired him to give back.