Raw Video: Berkeley Police Clash With Students

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2011 This disturbing video shows riot-ready police facing off with students protesting on Wednesday at UC Berkeley The students were reportedly attempting to set up camp on school grounds, which initially didn't go over well (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Question of Trust

Staff / Truthdig Sep 30, 2011 A recent study from the University of California, Berkeley, reports that people who are more easily embarrassed may also be more trustworthy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Connecting With Daily Life of the Past

Staff / Truthdig Aug 28, 2011 The struggle for the serious study and appreciation of literature continues in our society, where enormous emphasis has been placed on the "practical" disciplines of math and science, and specialized academics more and more produce arcane, overtly politicized work that the public seems to find joyless and irrelevant. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A British Perspective: How U.S. Universities Became Hedge Funds

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2011 A U.K. journal offers a great primer on why our public universities—especially California's—are in such a dismal state these day. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Free Speech Movement Advocate Dies

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2010 A veteran reformer of higher education, an unparalleled Chaucer scholar and an early advocate of the 1960s free speech movement, Charles Muscatine has passed away at the age of 89 in Oakland, Calif. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Power of Invisibility, Brought to You by the U.S. Military

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2008 The infiltration of American universities by the military is nothing new, but this is: Scientists at UC Berkeley are zeroing in on a way to render people and inanimate objects -- which could include weapons and combat vehicles -- invisible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )