One of our undergraduate alumni, Kathleen Kavalec, has been appointed the US ambassador to Romania. For more details follow the link below. https://ro.usembassy.gov/embassy/bucharest/ambassador/#:~:text=Kathleen%20Kavalec
Undergraduate Alumni News
We are delighted to share that Hua Hsu, a Political Science undergraduate alum from the Class of 1999, has won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Stay True." Hsu’s memoir recounts his experiences as an 18-year-old Berkeley undergraduate stepping into adulthood in the mid-1990s.To read more about his book and winning Pulitzer follow the link to the Berkeley News article here.
The Political Science Department is delighted to announce that Varsha Sarveshwar has been chosen as one of the 2022 Rhodes Scholar-Elects. The scholarship grants students the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford. To read about Varsha follow this link: https://igs.berkeley.edu/news/igs-alumna-varsha-sarveshwar-receives-prestigious-rhodes-scholarship In addition to being a University Medal Finalist, Varsha is also the recipient of 2020 Political Science Departmental Citation, the John...
Matthew Nguyen earned a bachelor’s degree in political science at UC Berkeley in 2015. While attending Berkeley he rallied global support for Syrian refugees and Ebola victims, and fought for minority voting rights in North Carolina. The native of Huntington Beach, California, graduated summa cum laude as a salutatorian and was a runner-up for the coveted University Medal. Complete article here.