Burawoy, Berkeley

Hit-and-run death of UC Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy an ‘unimaginable loss’
Michael Burawoy, 77, of Oakland, died after being hit by a car about 7:10 p.m. at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace. Oakland police said a dark-colored SUV hit Burawoy as he walked through a marked crosswalk, then kept going.
UC Berkeley professor emeritus Michael Burawoy killed in hit-and-run crash in Oakland
A retired University of California, Berkeley professor was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday, authorities confirmed.
Sociology Professor's Death Shocks UC Berkeley Campus
Raka Ray, the dean of social sciences at Berkeley, said in a statement to HuffPost that she was “reeling” from the news about Burawoy, who mentored her when she arrived at the university as an assistant professor. She called his death an “unimaginable loss.”
Man who taught at UC Berkeley for nearly 5 decades killed in hit-and-run
The hit-and-run collision happened in Oakland on Monday night at a crosswalk, the Oakland Police Department said.
Well-known UC Berkeley sociology professor killed in hit-and-run near Lake Merritt
A well-known 77-year-old University of California, Berkeley sociology professor was killed in a hit-and-run collision while crossing the street near Oakland’s Lake Merritt on
Retired UC Berkeley professor killed in hit-and-run mourned
Sociologists across the country are mourning the loss of retired UC Berkeley Professor Michael Burawoy, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland.
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Sociology world mourns after hit-and-run driver on Grand Avenue kills legendary labor scholar
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Authorities identified the pedestrian as Michael Burawoy of Oakland. He is listed as a professor in the UC Berkeley sociology ...
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