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> General Admission: $15.00
> UCB Student (limited quantity): $5.00

co-starring berkeley's own W Kamau Bell
https://secure-tickets.berkeley.edu/29758/29759

> UC Berkeley Professor Emeritus Robert Reich returns to Zellerbach for a special screening of The Last Class, the hit documentary capturing his final semester teaching his legendary "Wealth and Poverty" undergraduate course at UC Berkeley.

> For nearly two decades, Prof. Reich inspired thousands of UC Berkeley students with humor, humanity, and an unshakable belief in our collective power to triumph over cynicism. This intimate film shows him in the classroom as never before, a master educator inspiring one final set of students to go out and fix a broken world.

> The Last Class is both profound and hopeful: a testament to the enduring power of education.

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One of the biggest grifters in Democratic Party politics. Spends 4 years talking about all the ills of society, then every Presidential election sheepdogs people into voting for the party that is responsible for most of them.

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> One of the biggest grifters in Democratic Party politics. Spends 4 years talking about all the ills of society, then every Presidential election sheepdogs people into voting for the party that is responsible for most of them.

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alrighty then, gotcha down as undecided

^I thought it was going to be about Ron Rivera.

The film premiered (or was made available) in theaters on June 27, 2025.

Runtime: 71 minutes

The Last Class is a 2025 documentary that captures the final semester of Robert Reich's long teaching career, especially his last course at the University of California, Berkeley.





Themes & Content

Teaching & Legacy: A large portion of the film reflects on what it means to be a teacher, how to inspire students, and what to pass on to the next generation.

Economic Inequality: As with much of Reich's work, the film engages deeply with the widening gap in wealth, the risks of inequality to society, and the need for systemic change.

Aging, Mortality, and Transition: The documentary doesn't shy away from personal reflection: Reich confronts the end of his teaching era, his own aging, and questions of what comes next.

Democracy & Education: The film positions education as essential to democracy an informed citizenry is key, and Reich sees his final class as a gesture of hope and responsibility.

Candidness & Emotion: Reviewers note the emotional transparency of the film, showing Reich in vulnerable moments he hasn't publicly shared before.