Historically, the humanities have been considered to be entirely divorced from STEM. Students and faculty alike believe the two classes of subjects have different skill sets, methodologies and guiding principles.

But some question if the two are truly discrete; is there room for overlap despite their apparently contrasting natures?

Although both STEM and humanities degrees from UC Berkeley are held in high regard, campus enrollment data tell a slightly different story. According to campus's Ou

In 1970, Berkeley was home to more than 27,000 Black residents. Today, less than half remain.

The charts show the change in Berkeley and Alameda County’s Black population from 1950 to 2020, according to US Census data. As reflected in both graphs, the population steadily increased from 1950-1970. However, in Berkeley specifically, there is a sharp decline after 1970. In Alameda County, we see the population start to level off after 1990, hovering at about 185,000 today. (Note: data do not inclu

Following the passage of the Rent Stabilization and Eviction for Good Cause Ordinance in 1980, Berkeley became a very affordable place to live. In part, this was due to the fact that the board could enact vacancy control, according to Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board chair Leah Simon-Weisberg.

Vacancy control allows the board to prohibit or limit rent increases while a unit is vacant, Simon-Weisberg said. The board no longer has that power, however, when the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act

What began as an attempt to aid homebuyers and stimulate the economy resulted in the segregation of neighborhoods across the country, with lasting impacts that are still felt by marginalized Americans today.

At the tail end of the Great Depression, more than 1 million Americans faced the foreclosure of their homes and looked to the federal government for assistance. This assistance came in the National Housing Act of 1934’s Federal Housing Administration, which backed homeowner loans and guaran