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Economics

Your support allows the Department of Economics to meet core needs and assist professors and students.

Consistently ranked among the world’s very best departments, our graduates impact their fields across many industries. Berkeley Economics faculty have been recognized through Nobel prizes, John Bates Clark Medals, Sloan Fellowships and more. The department's long history of excellence in teaching has been recognized with numerous UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Awards.

Berkeley Economics is one of the largest majors at UC Berkeley with over 1300 undergraduate students and more undergraduate degrees issued per year than any other program on campus. Your investment makes sure that we provide our students with the best possible learning experience, including teaching support for teaching assistants, curriculum advancement, facility updates, and more. Thank you for being a valued member of our community and for choosing to support the people of Berkeley Economics.

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L&S Advisory Board Challenge #1: 500 Donors

A generous donor on the L&S Advisory Board will contribute $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund once the first 500 donors give to any part of the College of Letters & Science.

500 / 500 Donors

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$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #3: 1,500 Donors

If the College of Letters & Science recruits 1,500 donors to any of its funds, a generous donor on the L&S Advisory Board will give another $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund.

1,500 / 1,500 Donors

Completed

$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #5: 2,400 Donors

A generous donor has challenged the College of Letters & Science to beat its 2023 Big Give total and secure 2,400 donors in order to unlock another $10,000 (for a total of $50,000) for the L&S Leadership Fund!

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$10,000

L&S Advisory Board Challenge #2: 1,000 Donors

A generous donor will give another $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund when 1,000 donors make gifts to any College of Letters & Science fund.

1,000 / 1,000 Donors

Completed

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L&S Advisory Board Challenge #4: 2,000 Donors

A generous donor will contribute another $10,000 to the L&S Leadership Fund as soon as 2,000 donors give to any fund at the College of Letters & Science.

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Match

L&S: Economics Annual Fund Match

All gifts, dollar-for-dollar, to the Department of Economics will be matched up to $20,000. This match has been provided by $10,000 - Alumna Jennifer Youstra; and $10,000 –Georgia Lee ’76 and George Shenk

$20,000 MATCHED

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