Michael J. Austin is Professor Emeritus, School of Social Welfare. In this video, he discusses how close attention to his passion led him from a struggling undergraduate student without a clear direction to one engaged with topics he deeply cared about.
Ruth Tringham, Professor Emerita, Anthropology, was born and raised in the UK. In this video, she shares how some of the same qualities of serendipity, opportunities and the discovery of passion cut across differences of educational systems between the UK and the US.
Brian Donohue retired from UC Berkeley as a Business Contracts Administrator. In this video he shares his trajectory from a Star Trek afficinado in highschool to earning a law degree with a specialization in information technology.
Kent G. Lightfoot is a Professor of Anthropology.. Trained in the field of North American archaeology, he specializes in the study of late pre-colonial people and their subsequent encounters with diverse European colonial regimes. In this video, he shares the story of how he pursued his love of archaeology despite his parents’ expectations of becoming a medical doctor.
