Thank you for joining us at this year’s Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming and for coming together to create new traditions, spark innovation, and write the next chapter in the Berkeley story! We look forward to seeing you again at Berkeley’s signature event next year.

We’ve posted lots of pictures to our photo gallery and recordings of the weekend’s events can be viewed on our curated YouTube playlist. You can also visit the individual event pages to see if recordings of them are available. The dates of UC Berkeley’s next Homecoming will be posted in early 2025.

Hi there, Golden Bear! We want to make it easy for you to connect with other alums and Cal family members and engage with Berkeley’s scholars and researchers. Use the reunion/affinity groups filter to find events planned for you and your community. And be sure to check out the Who’s Coming page for a list of alums who have registered to attend. Have fun exploring!

Come together with Cal alums, parents, family, and friends to bask in Berkeley’s light! You can search by various filters to help you plan the perfect weekend.

As a parent or family member of a Golden Bear, we know you’re filled with pride! You are the heroes of the Cal community and Homecoming. We want to make it easy to connect with other Cal family members and engage with Berkeley’s scholars and researchers. There’s so much to explore!

Hi there, Golden Bear! Take a break from your rigorous studies at Cal and celebrate with us! We want to make it easy for you to connect with other Cal family members and engage with Berkeley’s scholars and researchers. Have fun exploring!

Events

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Image of Rich Lyons

Inauguration of Chancellor Richard K. Lyons (Sold Out)

Friday 10.18 | 02:00 p.m. — 03:00 p.m.

Zellerbach Hall | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Hybrid
Headshot of Edward Wong and the cover image of his new book

Author Talk with NYT Journalist Edward Wong ’98

Thursday 10.17 | 06:00 p.m. — 07:00 p.m.

North Gate Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities
Photo of the Asian American & Pacific Islander Standing and Subcommittee Members

Building AA & PI Futures at Berkeley

Friday 10.18 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

Alumni House

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Meet-ups & Meals
image of two hands holding a yellow piece of paper with a smiley face

Can We Become Happier? The If and How of Attaining Happiness

Friday 10.18 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities
image of graph with black geometric shape on blue background

Why 0, 40628, 49544, 11, ... is Poisonous for Java Version 7

Friday 10.18 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

International House, Chevron Auditorium | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Hybrid
Image of sanitation building in Shirati, Tanzania

Liberty, Equality, and Safe Sanitation

Friday 10.18 | 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.

International House, Chevron Auditorium | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Hybrid
A smiling Arlie Hochschild standing at a podium

Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right

Friday 10.18 | 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.

Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities
Image of two women rowing in a race

The Annual Arleigh Williams Forum

Friday 10.18 | 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.

Maude Fife Room, Third Floor, Wheeler Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities
A sunset over a desert with hills in the background

Basic Science LIVE! It's Getting Hot in Here: Insights on a Warming World

Friday 10.18 | 03:30 p.m. — 04:30 p.m.

International House, Chevron Auditorium | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities School & College Events Hybrid
a photo of two women, one older and one middle-aged, in a meadow

Basket-Making Demo and Talk by Julia and Lucy Parker

Friday 10.18 | 03:30 p.m. — 05:30 p.m.

Anthony Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Tours & Open Houses
Image of a speaker giving a lecture to guests seated in a lecture hall

Climate Change, Climate Adaptation, and Your Energy Bill

Friday 10.18 | 03:30 p.m. — 04:30 p.m.

145 Dwinelle Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities School & College Events
A group of people sitting in a lecture hall, listening to a speaker

Parler Games: Conspiracy Theory, Insurrection, and Computational Folkloristics

Friday 10.18 | 03:30 p.m. — 04:30 p.m.

Maude Fife Room, Third Floor, Wheeler Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities
Image of aurora borealis with silhouette of trees

The Northern Lights and Other Beautiful Atmospheric Sights

Friday 10.18 | 05:00 p.m. — 06:00 p.m.

Wheeler Auditorium | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities
Image of group of people marching at Sather Gate with Free Speech banner

After 60 Years, What Does Free Speech Mean at Berkeley?

Saturday 10.19 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

International House, Chevron Auditorium | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Hybrid
UC Berkeley campus with the Campanile in front of the sunset

Bridging Theory, Computation, and Experiment in Neuroscience

Saturday 10.19 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

120 Latimer Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities School & College Events
image of engineering building facade with blue and gold balloons in foreground

The New Frontier: Berkeley Engineering Beyond AI

Saturday 10.19 | 10:00 a.m. — 11:00 a.m.

105 Stanley Hall

Lectures & Learning Opportunities School & College Events
Audience of parents and alums

Teaching Climate Change to Business Students: A Science-led Approach

Saturday 10.19 | 11:00 a.m. — 12:00 p.m.

Arthur Andersen Auditorium, Haas School of Business

Lectures & Learning Opportunities School & College Events
Image of future campus of the Berkeley Space Center

Berkeley Space Center: A New Era of Aerospace Innovation

Saturday 10.19 | 11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.

International House, Chevron Auditorium | VIRTUAL

Lectures & Learning Opportunities Hybrid