Giving

The Department of Scandinavian at UC Berkeley relies on the generosity of our supporters to sustain and enhance our commitment to academic excellence. Your financial contributions are vital in providing scholarships for students, supporting groundbreaking research in Scandinavian languages and cultures, and hosting renowned scholars and artists from the Nordic countries. Additionally, your gifts help us maintain and expand our library resources and acquire cutting-edge teaching technologies.

To learn how you can make a difference, please contact the department at scandinavian@berkeley.edu or the Development Office of the College of Letters and Science. You can also make a gift online through the campus Give to Berkeley website, where you’ll find more details about the impact of your donation. Vi behöver ditt stöd (we need your support)!

Jeg ved ingenting; men uafbrudt stiller Livet mig over for Krӕfter, der er stærkere end jeg selv! (Danish) / I know nothing; but Life continuously confronts me with forces stronger than myself!
An (unnamed) elderly east Greenlandic Inuk in conversation with Knud Rasmussen (published 1921)