Inclusive Excellence Hub

Inclusive Excellence Hub front door

A space for you.

The new Inclusive Excellence Hub at UC Berkeley is a unique, welcoming venue where underrepresented graduate students can find camaraderie and build multi-disciplinary networks of their peers. Located in a newly renovated building, the Hub is the first campus-wide community space exclusively dedicated to increasing excellence through diversity and belonging among Berkeley’s graduate students.

Discover, Learn & Find Your Community

Within its walls, you’ll find a vibrant, informal environment hosting special learning communities, pilot programs for URM students, workshops, and events to help students build skills and discover opportunities. Resident faculty mentors of color, Diversity and Community Fellows, and peer mentors are also available to help guide you through your academic journey or just provide a listening ear.

Programming & Support You'll Find at The Hub

  • Dissertation Writing Workshops – to provide dissertation writing support and scaffolding
  • Firebaugh Undergraduate Research Programs – supporting undocumented and underrepresented undergraduate students exploring research and graduate education
  • Path to the Professoriate – a learning community to promote and encourage students from groups historically underrepresented in higher education with preparation for faculty positions
  • Transfer Student Research Intro – workshops and mentoring opportunities in partnership with the Transfer Office specifically designed to introduce undergraduate transfer students to the campus research landscape and graduate education possibilities
  • Resident Faculty Mentors of Color – faculty members in residence to mentor graduate and undergraduate students  and lead by example
  • Diversity & Community Fellows – graduate students who serve as peer mentors providing a listening ear and developing programming to build community for graduate students navigating their academic programs and campus life  
  • Graduate Affinity Groups Meeting Spaces – spaces for affinity groups catering to graduate students to meet and provide programming
  • Peer Writing Group unrestricted space for graduate students to write in community. Currently meet Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Event Calendar: See What's Happening at The Hub

May 9

FGLI Grads Celebration

Join us Thursday, May 9, 4-6PM, to celebrate the perseverance and accomplishments of our first-generation and low-income graduate students.

Date:
May 9, 2024
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm

2515 Channing Way

Visit the Inclusive Excellence Hub

 

Location:

2515 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94720

Hours:

Monday – Friday
9 AM to 5 PM

 

Drop In and Reservable Spaces Available 

The Hub offers various drop in and reservable meeting, study, and event spaces.

You can hold private, virtual calls in one of our Zen Booths, hold meetings or study in one of our rooms, or fuel up in our lounge areas. 

Reserve Space at The Hub

Contact Us

Mariela Cruz Aguilera, Inclusive Excellence Hub Coordinator

[email protected]

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