Sean Burns
College Lecturer at University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, United States
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Top SchoolSean Burns is a veteran educator and academic leader with three decades of experience designing experiential learning programs and teaching interdisciplinary courses in social movement history, critical theory, and community-engaged scholarship. Based in Berkeley, he has led campus-wide initiatives—most recently as co-founder and first director of the Undergraduate Discovery Hub and director of the Center for Undergraduate Discovery—shaping inquiry-driven, project-based undergraduate education for thousands of students. He previously managed the Office of Undergraduate Research & Scholarships, expanding research access to over 3,000 undergraduates annually and earning UC Berkeley’s Excellence in Management Award. His scholarship on US progressive movements and the San Francisco Bay Area blends history-from-below, anti-racist feminism, and post-colonial perspectives, and his first book won the CLR James Book of the Year. Recognized with multiple teaching and civic engagement awards, he brings a rare mix of program-building acumen, classroom excellence, and a scholar’s depth in linking local histories to transnational frameworks. An often-overlooked strength is his sustained practice of translating administrative strategy into hands-on student project opportunities that turn academic inquiry into real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Interdisciplinary Studies, BA, Interdisciplinary Studies at Georgetown UniversityUniversity of California Santa CruzMA, Humanities and Leadership, MA, Humanities and Leadership at New College of California
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Github Skills (30)
sys9
admin8
linux7
spacy6
python6
dataframe6
pandas6
export-to-csv6
r6
neovim-plugin5
r-language5
linear-models5
anova5
freedesktop5
missing-data5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cseanburns/sysadmin
Aug 2018 - Feb 2025
Contributions:168 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
cseanburns/linux_sysadmin
Apr 2020 - Dec 2022
Lectures and other course material on Sys Admin with Linux
Contributions:179 commits, 1 PR, 228 pushes in 2 years 7 months
syssys-adminadminlinuxcourse-material
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