UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology Michael Burawoy changed thousands of lives, colleagues said. Burawoy died in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday, authorities said.

After Burawoy retired in 2023, UC Berkeley established an endowment to honor the professor emeritus known as the Burawoy Chair's Endowment for Sociology. "Michael Burawoy's impact on sociology is ...

Police announced the arrest of the alleged driver behind the wheel in the hit-and-run crash that killed beloved UC Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy earlier this month in Oakland.

PIX Now afternoon edition 2-20-2025 08:49. Oakland police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a suspect in the hit-and-run death of renowned sociology professor Michael Burawoy.

The professor emeritus, Michael Burawoy, taught sociology at the university from 1976 to July 2023, Kenny Ma, a spokesperson for UC Berkeley, confirmed to SFGATE. Advertisement Article continues ...

Police said retired professor Michael Burawoy was in a marked crosswalk at Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace in the Adams Point neighborhood just before 7:15 p.m. when he was ... UC Berkeley, and ...

Michael Burawoy, world-renowned sociologist and professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley Department of Sociology, died Feb. 3 at the age of 77. His death, the result of a hit-and-run in Oakland where ...

The Brief. Michael Burawoy, 77, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland; Burawoy had mentored many students across four decades, many of whom are ...