Oliver is the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) at UC Berkeley. As VPUE, he provides leadership on undergraduate education and is responsible for implementation of the campus strategic plan recommendations around Diversity, and Student Experience and Enrollment. Vice Provost O’Reilly oversees several strategic initiatives and academic programs, including Berkeley Changemaker®, Berkeley Discover, Berkeley Connect, the Berkeley Collegium, and the American Cultures Center, as well as major operating units such as the Athletic Study Center, Biology Scholars...
Catherine Cronquist Browning is the Assistant Vice Provost and Chief of Staff to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at UC Berkeley. With over 18 years of experience in higher education at Berkeley, Catherine brings extensive expertise in academic program management, strategic planning, and cross-campus collaboration.
Previously, she was Assistant Dean of Educational Programs and New Initiatives at the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS), where she helped shape the strategic vision for educational offerings and launched new degree programs. She has also...
Alessandra is the Director of Berkeley Discovery, where she leads a campuswide strategic initiative to ensure that every student graduates with at least one transformative experience in research, internships, entrepreneurship or the arts, preparing them to translate their knowledge, ideas and talents into impact beyond Berkeley.
In addition to her role as Berkeley Discovery Director, Lanzara is a distinguished professor and holds the C. Kittel Endowed Chair in the Department of Physics. Lanzara completed her...
Anne Marie Richard is the Assistant Vice Provost and Chief Academic Technology Officer (CATO) at UC Berkeley, where she champions innovation, collaboration, and leadership at the crossroads of teaching, learning, and technology. In her role, she oversees a diverse portfolio of service organizations dedicated to enhancing educational experiences through the development and implementation of teaching and learning tools, classroom technologies, academic innovation, instructional design, and faculty development initiatives.
Audrey leads Data Analysis and Assessment, which we call the “Data Team.” Their work enables data-informed decision making in leadership, the division, and campus units. They provide insightful and standardized assessments for divisional units and campus programs. The Data Team runs the Student Pulse Survey, Bachelor’s Exit Survey, and other campus-wide surveys.
Audrey is a proud alumna of UC Berkeley (BA Integrative Biology) and has a PhD in Sociology from Harvard University. Her graduate studies focused on issues of race and immigration in higher education....
Catherine Flynn works on British and Irish modernist literature in a European avant-garde context. Her book, James Joyce and the Matter of Paris(link is external), appeared with Cambridge University Press (2019).
For the hundred-year anniversary of Ulysses, she has put together...
Glynda Hull holds the Elizabeth H. and Eugene A. Shurtleff Chair in Undergraduate Education. A recipient of UC Berkeley’s Distinguished Teaching Award, Hull offers undergraduate, graduate, and teacher education courses on literacy and media, and her research focuses on improving K-12 education with a focus on literacy, language, and technology.
Hull has published more than 100 articles, chapters, and books on topics ranging from the teaching of writing; digital technologies and their uses in schools; adult literacy and the changing contexts and requirements for work; and community,...
Executive Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
Dr. Jenae Cohn writes and speaks about teaching and learning for international audiences. As the Executive Director at the Center for Teaching and Learning at UC Berkeley, she manages the teams responsible for faculty development programming, campus assessment, instructional design, and advising strategy and training. She has developed vision and strategy for implementation of campus-wide instructional support for undergraduate education and is a leader in campus-wide efforts to develop curricular innovation. Through collaborations with academic departments, professional organizations, and...
I grew up in a low-income household in the flats of West Berkeley. Like myself, all of my friends came from families in which no one had gone to college. And the expectation was that neither would we. Today, I am here at UC Berkeley because of the help of caring mentors and a lot of hard work.
The reason I chose to start BSP is captured by the phrase “professional is personal” – where my personal background and experiences have driven what I have done professionally. As Director and co-Founder of BSP my commitment is to make biology at Berkeley accessible to all students with an...
Khuyen earned her MA and PhD in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley and has made this campus her professional home for the past 20 years. As Executive Associate Director, she oversaw the majority of the SLC’s academic programs, while also leading the development of key campus partnerships and initiatives that enhance students’ ability to learn, collaborate, and participate actively in the intellectual life of the university. Her leadership reflects a remarkable blend of operational strength and creative vision. During her tenure with the SLC, she co-founded the Lucheta-Vaterlaus...
