Herma Hill Kay is a renowned family law scholar and the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She joined the Boalt Hall faculty in 1960 after clerking for California Supreme Court Justice Roger Traynor. From 1992 to 2000, she served as dean of the law school. Two years after joining the Boalt Hall faculty, Kay received the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. She was also the recipient of the Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Award, the 1990 American Bar Foundation Research Award, and the 1992 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award from the American Bar Association. In 1998, the National Law Journal named Kay one of the 50 most influential female lawyers in the country and one of the eight most influential attorneys in Northern California. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23371]

Kenneth L. Karst, is a renowned professor of constitutional law and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA, where he has taught constitutional law since 1965. The principles and values of equality are the central focus of his work. He won the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1980, the School of Law's Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994, and has been elected twice by graduating classes as Professor of the Year. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23368]

A distinguished mathematician and highly recognized scholar, David Mumford is a leader in the field of pattern theory. He began his career in pure mathematics, specifically in studying the moduli spaces of curves and algebraic varieties. In the past two decades, Mumford has collaborated with computer scientists, psychologists, and neurobiologists and sought the “right” mathematics for describing the problems of perception. His work has focused on computer vision, pattern theory, and the mathematical modeling of shape. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23349]

Kenneth L. Karst, is a renowned professor of constitutional law and fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the David G. Price and Dallas P. Price Professor of Law Emeritus at UCLA, where he has taught constitutional law since 1965. The principles and values of equality are the central focus of his work. He won the University's Distinguished Teaching Award in 1980, the School of Law's Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994, and has been elected twice by graduating classes as Professor of the Year. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23368]

Herma Hill Kay is a renowned family law scholar and the Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law at Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She joined the Boalt Hall faculty in 1960 after clerking for California Supreme Court Justice Roger Traynor. From 1992 to 2000, she served as dean of the law school. Two years after joining the Boalt Hall faculty, Kay received the Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award. She was also the recipient of the Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Award, the 1990 American Bar Foundation Research Award, and the 1992 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers Achievement Award from the American Bar Association. In 1998, the National Law Journal named Kay one of the 50 most influential female lawyers in the country and one of the eight most influential attorneys in Northern California. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23371]

J. Craig Venter is one of the most influential figures in genetic research. As a genetic scientist, Venter pioneered the use of the automated gene sequencer and in 1990 developed a new strategy for gene discovery and tagging that revolutionized the biological sciences. His vision, determination, and competitive spirit greatly accelerated the mapping of the human genome. The discovery will help decipher the genetic basis of several diseases and possibly revolutionize medicine in the future. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Science] [Show ID: 23346]

George Lakoff is an American linguist and Professor of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. He is most famous for his ideas about the centrality of metaphor to human thinking, political behavior and society. Lakoff is also known for his concept of the "embodied mind,” which he has written about in relation to mathematics. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Humanities] [Show ID: 23369]

E. J. Dionne is a political columnist at The Washington Post. His analysis of American politics and the trends of public sentiment is recognized as among the best in the business, and he examines the strengths and weaknesses of competing political philosophies. Dionne spent 14 years with The New York Times, reporting in state and local politics, and from around the world, including stints in Paris, Rome, and Beirut. In 1990, Dionne joined The Washington Post as a reporter, covering national politics. He began his op-ed column for the paper in 1993, and it was syndicated twice weekly, in 1996. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23366]

Joel E. Cohen is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of Populations at the Rockefeller University. At Columbia University, he is Professor of International and Public Affairs and Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences. He heads the Laboratory of Populations at Rockefeller and Columbia Universities. His research deals with the demography, ecology, epidemiology and social organization of human and non-human populations. In 1999, Cohen was the co-recipient of the Tyler World Prize for Environmental Achievement for his work in advancing the environmental understanding of human population dynamics. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23339]

Sir Peter Geoffrey Hall is the Chair of Planning at the Bartlett School of Planning at University College, London. Knighted in 1998 for his intellectual contributions, Hall is the only urban planner in the last fifty years to have such an honor bestowed. His writings total nearly thirty authored and edited books and include studies of American-style suburbanization in Europe, planning disasters, and economic development issues. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate Lectures" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 23334]