Cal Alumni Club of Marin
We welcome all Cal alumni to join us in our community located in Marin!
Come build the Cal Bears community with us!
We are a local, all-volunteer group for Marin Bears. We are affiliated with the Cal Alumni Association (CAA), but have separate programs and membership fees. Our mission is to provide opportunities for Cal alums to gather together, support Cal in our local communities and schools, and support CAA, both by continuing to contribute to our Marin’s Leadership Award endowment and to endow the Mark Morris Marin Bears TAAP (The Achievement Award Program) fund.
Arthur Sze’s Berkeley: Attention, Translation, and the Joy of Making
Arthur Sze ’72 returns to Berkeley memory, Josephine Miles’s courtyard, an IBM typewriter by an open window, a creek, to trace a life in poems. In this interview, the Poet Laureate maps how translation, science, and disciplined attention shape his work and teaching, and why his enduring advice to young Cal writers is simple: write, and don’t stop.
“Action is my coping mechanism”: Wendy Marie Ingram on building community care in academia
When loss struck her graduate community, Wendy Marie Ingram, Ph.D. ’15, didn’t wait for permission to act. The UC Berkeley alum transformed her pain into purpose, founding Dragonfly Mental Health to make mental health care in academia collective and sustainable. Her story is one of evidence, empathy, and resolve.
Behind the Scenes at the Lair of the Bear
When family camp comes to a close, there’s still plenty happening behind the scenes to keep the Lair running strong. In late August and September, the Lair hosts Bear Music Fest, an International House retreat, and late summer weddings. Then, once all the guests begin their drive down Hwy 108, a hard-working Closing Crew takes over. […]