“The point of a university and the point of building a community is to bring people together. And that was the goal of the Community Projects Office.” So …
From left to right: Public Service Center student leaders Laura Zapata, Linnae Schroeder, Vivian Nguyen Transfer student Calixtho Lopes, class of 2017, had experienced periodic homelessness as a …
Over 50 years ago, Berkeley students went to Mississippi to fight for voting rights. Today, the right to vote is still at risk. Last summer Public Service Center …
Bernadette Rabuy, a Political Economy student originally from South San Francisco, has been an active leader in several Public Service Center programs. In 2011, she participated in the …
Growing up in Bangkok, Thailand, Tara often volunteered in impoverished communities with her mother. “I really care about marginalized groups,” Tara says. “I’m moved by that sense of …
As a budding community activist, Terrie Light began serving meals to homeless people living in Oakland’s Jefferson Park. More than 25 years later, what began as a part-time …
If you’ve stopped by the Public Service Center anytime in the last year and a half, chances are Ursula Kajani has greeted you at the front desk. She’s …
This spring the Public Service Center sponsored nine Alternative Break trips that immersed students in a social justice issue. Trips ranged from learning about Native American rights at …
As the daughter of farmworkers in California’s Central Valley, I know firsthand of the many barriers that low-income people and their children face. My experiences have motivated me …
Interning in Washington, D.C. is about taking advantage of every opportunity and moment. Despite its small size, I found D.C. to be packed to the brim with passion …