May 7, 2026
We wrote to our soon-to-be and very recent undergraduate alumni (spring 2026, fall 2025, and summer 2025) for updates on their plans after graduation. Here are the stories they shared with us:
- Sam Poder (BA 2026) will be returning to UC Berkeley as a Master's student in EECS with a focus on programming languages.
- Yueyi Gu (BA 2026) will be starting her PhD program in Psychology at the University of Iowa in the fall, studying speech processing and communication disorders in children.
- Christine Song (BA 2026) will be starting a job as a paralegal at Law Offices of Kyung Hee Lee, PC in LA in July.
- Mahsa Mir (BA 2026) will be starting a children’s literature editorial fellowship at Chronicle Books in June.
- Joie Hua (BA 2025) will begin her Master's in Speech-Language Pathology at San Jose State University in fall 2026.
- Hadley (BA 2026) will be working in Machine Learning/Natural Language Processing before pursuing PhD programs.
- Minseo Bang (BA 2025) will be starting a Master's program in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Bilingual Extension Track, at Teachers College, Columbia University in fall 2026.
- Nyssa Combs (BA 2026) will be pursuing a Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology at San Jose State University starting in fall 2026.
- Annah Brice (BA 2026) will be continuing her work with UC Berkeley New Student Services through the summer before pursuing a master's degree in Speech and Language Pathology.
- Amarís Albini (BA 2026) will be attending Cal State East Bay to earn her Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology in fall 2026.
Congratulations, everyone!