Berkeley Political Review Explained

Berkeley Political Review
Category:	Politics, social issues, culture
Frequency:	2 per year
Founded:	2001
Based:	Berkeley, California
Language:	English
Website:	bpr.berkeley.edu

The Berkeley Political Review is a semesterly, nonpartisan political magazine and website founded at the University of California, Berkeley shortly after September 11th, 2001.^[1] Through printed publications and multimedia projects, the Review covers international and domestic political affairs. Submissions are limited; to write for, edit, or otherwise staff the magazine, undergraduate students must apply at the beginning of each semester.^[2]

The Berkeley Political Review is notable for being the first journal based out of a public university to join the Alliance of Collegiate Editors, whose members include political reviews at Brown, Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia, among others.^[3] Members of the Review have also hosted or co-hosted a number of debates, interviews, and panels, including engagements with Barbara Lee, Alex Chow, Sergio Fajardo, Richard Muller, Andrea Saul, and Dennis Prager.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board for the 2022 to 2023 academic year is:^[7]

• Editors in Chief: Adena Ajike and Juliette Lovell
• Deputy Editor in Chief: Aaron Hill
• Senior California Editor: Maya Cook
• Deputy California Editors: Amanda Khodabash and Jack Galloway
• Senior United States Editor: Sanjana Manjeshwar and Aayush Singh
• Deputy United States Editors: Jenessa Henderson
• Senior World Editors: Kit Beyer, Andy Beyer, and Bim-Ray Yau
• Senior Opinion Editors: Charlynn Teter and Ryan Liu
• Deputy Opinion Editor: Ryan Abbasi
• Senior Online Editor: Jordan Murphy
• Deputy Online Editors: Michelle Yuxin Wang and Zachary Hagen-Smith

Notable alumni

• Shane Goldmacher (editor), national political reporter for The New York Times; former chief White House correspondent for Politico.^[8]
• Christine Mai-Duc (editor), reporter for The Wall Street Journal; former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times.^{[9] [10]}
• Adora Svitak (editor-in-chief), journalist, author, public speaker, and activist

See also

• The Brown Spectator
• The Stanford Review
• Brown Political Review
• Columbia Political Review
• Harvard Political Review
• Berkeley Forum

References

1. https://bpr.berkeley.edu/about/ Berkeley Political Review: About
2. https://bpr.berkeley.edu/apply/ Berkeley Political Review: Apply
3. https://harvardpolitics.com/online/hprgument-blog/ace-interview-with-rebiya-kadeer/ Barr, Sam. "ACE Interview with Rebiya Kadeer"
4. https://www.dailycal.org/2012/10/27/rep-barbara-lee-visits-campus-for-student-town-hall-meeting/ "Rep. Barbara Lee visits campus for student town hall meeting"
5. https://bpr.berkeley.edu/2019/09/26/bearly-political-ep-1-alex-chow-and-the-hong-kong-protests/ "Bearly Political Ep #1: Alex Chow and the Hong Kong Protests"
6. https://www.dailycal.org/2018/03/14/conservative-radio-host-dennis-prager-debates-uc-berkeley-students-free-speech/ "Conservative radio host Dennis Prager debates with UC Berkeley students on free speech"
7. Web site: Berkeley Political Review. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220909205906/https://bpr.berkeley.edu/masthead/. September 9, 2022. Berkeley Political Review.
8. https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher "Profile: Shane Goldmacher"
9. https://www.latimes.com/people/christine-mai-duc "People: Christine Mai-Duc "
10. https://journalism.berkeley.edu/person/christine_mai_duc/ "Alumni Profile: Christine Mai-Duc "

External links

• Berkeley Political Review homepage