Giving News

Tim and Cristina (Courtesy of the couple)

Library School Alumni See a Link Between Yesterday and Today’s I School Students; Establish Fund

Mar 15, 2021

Cristina Campbell (MLIS ’77) and Tim DeWolf (MLS ’80) have established a fund to support I School doctoral students.

Founder of craigslist Renews Support Expanding Cybersecurity Defense for Nonprofits by UC Berkeley Students

Mar 3, 2021

Citizen Clinic program helps organizations defend against cyberattacks and expands participation in cybersecurity among women and under-represented students.

New Award Supports Social Good

Feb 19, 2021

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.

LGBTQ Studies Fellowship Winner Seeks to Challenge Notions of Identity in HCI and User Experience Research

Feb 11, 2021

Tiffany Pham (MIMS ’21) has been awarded the Paul Fasana LQBTQ Studies Fellowship.

Fellowship Awardees Seek to Empower Individuals through Cybersecurity

Feb 5, 2021

Anna Fita (MICS ’20) and Vibhor Seghal (MIMS ’21) have been awarded the Curtis B. Smith Cybersecurity Fellowship for 2020-2021.

Data For Good Fellowship Recipient Wants to Empower Rural Healthcare Providers with AI

Jan 21, 2021

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.

Andrew Bullen, Sharon Lin, and Christina Carr

Young Alumni Give Back, Support First-Gen Data Science Student

Jul 2, 2020

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.

Beverlee French: Supporting Future Information Professionals

Jun 3, 2020

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.

I School Innovators, Holly, Prayag, & Thejo

Funding Future I School Innovators

Dec 17, 2019

A trio of I School founders are giving back to Berkeley and inviting others to join them in supporting new generations of “I School Innovators.”

Alumnus Paul Fasana (M.L.S. ’60) and Why He Gives Back

Jun 3, 2019

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.