Take Action on SHIP – December Want to waive SHIP? The Spring 2024 waiver period is December 1, 2023 – January 1, 2024. All waivers received between January…
Take Action on SHIP Maintain continual access to SHIP You should enroll in at least one Fall 2023 course before July 29 to maintain continuous access…
Operation Lollipop As the academic year comes to a close, thesis and dissertation filings start flowing in and our staff begins mailing the infamous…
2022 Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award Recipients Meet our inaugural Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award recipients...
Coming together stronger Dear Graduate Student Community, Welcome back! I hope you were able to find time to relax and enjoy the company of friends…
Berkeley Mastercard Foundation Scholar – Blazing the trail for women in tech Berkeley Mastercard Scholar Vivian Omondi is someone who practices the act of being the change she wishes to see in the world. With guidance from UC Berkeley alumni along the way, she has chartered a path to her own success.
You have made this an amazing year You did it! Another academic year has come to a close and, as I have said many times in past messages, I and all of us in the Graduate Division applaud your resilience and enthusiastic spirit! As the world around us struggles with so many crises –
Grad Slam winner researches COVID-19 therapeutic treatment Growing up Justin Lee wanted to be an astronomer. This third-year PhD student from the Bay Area is studying Metabolic Biology, Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology. Not quite astronomy.
A new space for grad students: The Inclusive Excellence Hub After tireless efforts we are excited to announce that we have officially signed an MOU with the Division of Equity & Inclusion to make this dream a reality! The Inclusive Excellence Hub will be located in a unique 2-story building at 2515 Channing Way. Built in 1920, the space will be re-envisioned as the first campus-wide community hub exclusively dedicated to increasing excellence through diversity and belonging among Berkeley’s graduate students.
Graduate student journey – from acceptance to fellowship Joy trails through each word Mathew Miranda shares about the day he received his acceptance to UC Berkeley. Miranda is a second-year graduate student on the narrative and investigative track at the School of Journalism.
Mask mandates are changing — Let’s keep safe! As was recently communicated to the campus community, mask mandates are changing. Masks will continue to be required indoors on campus through…
A New Year Calls for Reimagining Nurturing Community Support With the start of a new year, you might already be thinking about upcoming deadlines and your goals for the semester. These deadlines, tasks, and responsibilities can be overwhelming. Here at GradPro, we encourage you to take a step back and reimagine the type of social support that you will need to accomplish all of your competing goals, while not losing sight of what is truly important—your emotional and physical wellbeing.