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Demonstrators hold vigil, rally for UC Berkeley professor killed in Oakland crosswalk
On Sunday, dozens of demonstrators gathered near the area of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace near Lake Merritt. In ...
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Michael Burawoy’s friends remember a brilliant scholar and committed supporter of protest
At its core, Michael Burawoy believed the science of sociology was, even when encased in the stodgy halls of academia, a ...
Retired UC Berkeley professor killed in Oakland hit-and-run
A retired UC Berkeley professor was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday. He was identified as Michael Burawoy, 77, of Oakland, who was regarded as an influential sociology professor ...