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Watch Bear in Mind:
Bear in Mind is now being videotaped for UCTV. For air
times and channel info, see UCTV's schedule.
Shows are also archived for Web viewing on demand.
Previous
conversations:
Current edition
September 2007
The Hewlett Challenge, the Energy Biosciences Institute, and equity and inclusion
March 2007
The Energy Biosciences Institute
Dec. 2006
Exploring intercollegiate athletics at UC Berkeley
Oct. 2005
From stem cells to smart buildings: The world of research
at UC Berkeley
May 2005
Christopher Edley, Maria Mavroudi,
and Tyrone Hayes on the challenges facing UC Berkeley
July 2004
Introducing Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau
Sept. 2002 - April
2004
Episodes hosted by previous chancellor Robert M. Berdahl
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Episode 18, May 26, 2004: Farewell to Chancellor Berdahl
Watch Bear in Mind on UCTV
Last month's Election Special episode of
Bear in Mind is being broadcast by UCTV each day this week
(starting May 24). See UCTV's schedule for specific Bear
in Mind airtimes,
or visit the on-demand archive of
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As this is Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl's final episode
of Bear in Mind — he will be stepping down this summer — the
crew decided that it was his turn to field questions ranging from
the serious to
the silly.
Guest interviewer Karen
Kenney,
Dean of
Students,
quizzes the chancellor on what he'd learned in seven years of interacting
with Berkeley students, while Academic Senate Chair Ron
Gronsky asks whether
Berdahl is at all nervous about the idea of teaching again. Marie
Felde, Director
of Media Relations, reminds the Chancellor about his first-ever job — on
a Spam canning line — and
asks whether he's looking forward to some time off. At the end of the program,
Berdahl shares what's on the Top
of his Mind: the role that he hopes Bear in Mind has played in
the Berkeley community.
We'll miss him.
The audio-only interviews below are in RealOne Player format (see
these links for
downloading the free version of the software). Send feedback
via e-mail to bearshow@berkeley.edu.
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Hear
the entire episode from start to finish ...
37:54 minutes
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Introduction
0:53 minutes |
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Karen
Kenney interviews Berdahl
11:08 minutes
Berdahl tells the Dean of Students how Berkeley students
are different from those at other universities; accommodating free
speech vs. civil disobedience; why he kept Berkeley open on September
11,
2001; and how he wishes that he had succeeded in making the campus
more diverse. His favorite memory of
students? The standing ovation they gave him at this year's Commencement
Convocation,
"which was
much
more than I would have ever expected," he says.
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A
Berdahl anecdote from John
Cummins
1:13 minutes
"I won't tell Tien if you don't": By phone, the
Associate Chancellor and Chief of Staff recalls his first-ever
conversation with Berdahl.
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Ron
Gronsky interviews Berdahl
9:11 minutes
Ron Gronsky, professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Chair
of the Academic Senate, talks to Berdahl about the faculty side of
his seven-year tenure. The chancellor shares his thoughts on attracting
and retaining faculty, Berkeley's tradition of shared governance, and
his
excitement
— and trepidation — about returning to teaching after almost
12 years. |
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A
Berdahl anecdote from Peg Skorpinski
1:07 minutes
Cat aprons and September 11 strength: By phone, the longtime campus
photographer recalls her favorite encounters with Berdahl
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Marie
Felde interviews Berdahl
12:17 minutes
Director of Media Relations Marie Felde, one of the producers
of Bear in Mind, takes the chancellor on a trip down memory
lane, to a summer job as a meat packer. Will his perception
of himself change once he's no longer top dog? Berdahl invokes
a former chancellor, who said "You go from 'Who's who'
to 'Who's he?'" but says that he will welcome anonymity.
He discusses how the world's perception of Berkeley is constrained
by history, and emphasizes that, while trying at times, this
has been the "best job in the world." The show ends
with Berdahl's answers to the (slightly modified) series of
questions that close the interview show "Inside the Actor's
Studio."
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Top
of Mind
3:09 minutes
What Bear in Mind has meant
to Berdahl: the more than 50 student, faculty, and staff guests he
has interviewed have given him "a really special opportunity to
learn, listen, and engage in conversation." The program was conceived
to share with a wider audience the sense of intellectual energy flowing
through
the Berkeley commmunity. "I hope we succeeded," says Berdahl, "because
Berkeley is truly a place like no other."
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