From a group of academic pioneers in 1868 to the Free Speech Movement in 1964, Berkeley is a place where the brightest minds from across the globe come together to explore, ask questions and improve the world.
The University of California was founded in 1868, born out of a vision in the State Constitution of a university that would “contribute even more than California’s gold to the glory and happiness of advancing generations.”and has become
an iconic symbol of higher education, having nurtured countless influential figures in various fields,including acclaimed authors Joan Didion and Jack London, Nobel Prize winning physicist George Smoot, and Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak.
