Community Engaged Scholarship

ACES courses represent corners of campus that highlights the intent of the AC requirement, while also deepening the meaning of that intent through a combination of multi-disciplinary research and praxis, the development of students and community partners as co-educators, mentoring opportunities, and increased and sustained accessibility of information.

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Launched in January 2010 as a partnership between the American Cultures Center and the Public Service Center, the American Cultures Engaged Scholarship (ACES) Program aims to transform how faculty’s community-engaged scholarship is valued, to enhance learning for students through a combination of teaching and practice, and to create new knowledge that has an impact both in the community and the academy.

ACES Course Grants are...

This section offers advisors a comprehensive deep dive into the key components of the American Cultures requirement and its associated programs. Learn more about the opportunities that the AC curriculum and pedagogy offer students, and review highlights of the AC Center's work, past and present.

The Fall 2020 semester presented a quadrennial opportunity to study American politics during a presidential campaign. “The 2020 Election” combined real-time analysis of the election, a lively roster of guest speakers from across the Berkeley campus and community, and an in-depth study of relevant historical and sociological trends that have shaped the contemporary moment. This class, hosted by Professor Michael Cohen (Department of African American Studies) and...