Charles Dove, a second-year EECS PhD student and Berkeley’s 2021 Hertz Fellow, uses artificial intelligence to mold and interpret the complex physics of light. With new modeling technologies and a passion for understanding, Dove is reimagining the way light-based imaging … Continued
UC Berkeley’s Humility, Unity, and Growth initiative is launching a UC Berkeley course titled “Demystify Masculinity in the Latinx Community” The course code is 21229. This course is being offered through the Department of Ethnic Studies. Classes will take place … Continued
In recognition of the continued impact of COVID-19 on student employees, UC Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael T. Brown has approved continuation of the temporary seventh year (two semester) extension to the total length of service … Continued
The Office for Graduate Diversity is currently recruiting 2-3 Graduate Student Tutors for the Firebaugh Research Scholars Program to help lead seminars and support 12-18 undergraduate students’ research projects. The Firebaugh Scholars Program is an undergraduate research program designed for … Continued
Office for Graduate Diversity staff have coordinated a number of social and community-building opportunities for undocumented graduate students. Browse our offerings and indicate your interest! Wednesday, Aug. 18: New Graduate Student Orientation Session at 3:30 p.m. We will be hosting … Continued
UC Berkeley’s American Indian Graduate Program is hosting a luncheon for students who self-identify with the Native Community at Anthony Hall on August 26, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. This event will also be celebrating Anthony Hall as the UC Berkeley … Continued
Not Our First Goat Rodeo Hearst Greek Theatre | Saturday, Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. Cal Performances at UC Berkeley opens its 2021-22 live performance season outdoors at the Hearst Greek Theatre with a concert by Not Our First Goat … Continued
UC Library Search has officially landed. The new platform, launched Tuesday, July 27, makes it easier for you to find and borrow resources from libraries not just at Berkeley, but across the University of California system. Want to learn more? … Continued
To help you prepare for the new year, this article outlines what you need to know about guidelines for returning to campus this month. Please review all community health expectations before coming to campus. For graduate specific information, review the … Continued
Beginning Fall 2021, all students (including student employees) who wish to receive an Adobe Creative Cloud license must submit a request. Adobe licenses are available at no cost. The request form became available on August 12, 2021. Pre-existing adobe licenses … Continued
The GSI Center’s Workshops on Teaching for GSIs cover a wide variety of topics related to university teaching and the GSI experience. The purpose of the series is to offer GSIs, and other graduate students interested in teaching, opportunities for … Continued
After a much-needed summer break, it is that time of year to start preparing for the fall semester. While there is still much anticipation in the air as to how the fall semester will play out, there are robust systems … Continued
Free Loaner Laptops, Webcams & More – Students in need of a laptop or other technology hardware can apply to the Student Technology Equity Program (STEP) for a loaned device at no charge. STEP is now accepting applications on a … Continued
Fall registration is now open for the Berkeley Art Studio! Thanks to the Student Technology Fund, eligible graduate students may sign up for design and digital photography classes for free. The session starts on August 30, 2021. The Studio offers classes … Continued
The Division of Student Affairs has launched an online Student Success Toolkit, which includes information about student resources such as Recreational Sports, campus housing, the ASUC Student Union, Office of the Registrar, and as well as community expectations and health … Continued
The Townsend Center for the Humanities invites Berkeley PhD students across the humanities to share their thoughts on the topics and/or guests for a fall writing workshop. Over the last decade, the landscape for more thoughtful writing about culture has … Continued
A wide range of academic programing around food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) designed by and for Native Americans and other underrepresented student groups will expand substantially as a result of a new $10 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant … Continued
UC Berkeley’s Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) is now enrolling children ages 2 to 4.5 for the 2021-2022 school year which begins on August 16, 2021. ECEP teaches UC Berkeley’s youngest students — children of faculty, staff, students, and community … Continued
Every year, approximately 14 Outstanding GSIs receive the Teaching Effectiveness Award. In one-page essays, they describe a problem they encountered in teaching, a solution they devised to … Continued
We invite graduate students, GSAOs and Head Graduate Advisors to attend a virtual Graduate Certificate Orientation Session on July 21 from 3–4 p.m. to learn about several of Berkeley’s certificates available to master’s and doctoral students. Graduate certificates are a … Continued
The College of Marin is accepting applications for the inaugural Faculty Diversity Internship Program. The Faculty Diversity Internship Program is intended to provide Interns with the opportunity to learn about College of Marin and the California Community College system from … Continued
As the Graduate Division gears up for the fall, we would like to include your preferences in deciding which programs and services should be offered in person and which ones should continue to be provided remotely. To that end, we would … Continued
Research, Teaching, and Learning (is composed of several teams providing support for instructors and researchers at Berkeley. Graduate Student Instructors should consider attending one of the following trainings or workshops this summer to enhance remote teaching skills and learn how … Continued
Visit the Library’s COVID portal to learn more about the three libraries you can visit now, what service disruptions to expect between now and August 25, and much more. What does the retirement of OskiCat and Melvyl mean? Read about … Continued
Marilyn Seid-Rabinow, former Assistant Director for Language Proficiency at the Graduate Division’s GSI Teaching & Resource Center, passed away on Monday, June 21, 2021. More than 20 years ago, Marilyn created the Language Proficiency Program in the Graduate Division in … Continued
Virginia Tech’s Future Faculty Diversity Program (FFDP) is a rigorous three-day event for doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars interested in academic careers. Participants are chosen from a national pool of candidates who apply directly to the program and are matched with an … Continued
Talking about current socio-political issues is one of the tallest tasks an artist can tackle, from deciding whether and how to portray acts of violence or using images of family members and loved ones in works of art. MFA candidate … Continued
Graduate students face unique and challenging issues which can impact their mental health. In fact, graduate and professional students have been facing increasing levels of stress and anxiety, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and mandated distancing. More than … Continued
Last July, Vice Provost Lisa García Bedolla and fellow Graduate Division staff convened a working group to meet with Black graduate students and hear their concerns and suggestions about increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Cal. Using what we … Continued
The Restorative Justice Center is hiring for two positions: Graduate Student Practitioner/Liaison and Community Manager. Please read the two position descriptions below. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible! Community Manager for the Restorative Justice Center The … Continued
Sign up to be part of a study evaluating equity in cybersecurity this summer! The research is a study of the role of job descriptions and hiring policies in signaling the relevant skills for a diverse and competent cybersecurity workforce. … Continued
On May 7, 2021, Adélaïde Bernard, a Ph.D. student in metabolic biology, competed against nine graduate-student peers from other campuses at the UC-wide Grad Slam competition. Previously awarded first place in the UC Berkeley Grad Slam in April for her … Continued
As you know, OskiCat and Melvyl are retiring on July 27. In order to prepare for our new system, UC Library Search, and for reopening our libraries this Fall, we will have to pause some services. Changes in Service, Summer … Continued
Valeri Vasquez, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, thrives on creativity and exploring new frontiers. Her current research grew out of an interest in how computational models are designed, and the ways alternative … Continued
Monica De La Cruz is pursuing a doctorate in UC Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare with the goal of crafting policies that actively improve peoples’ economic health in the Bay Area. However, this wasn’t always De La Cruz’s goal. Describing … Continued
The 50th Annual University of California, Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition May 14–June 20, 2021 Every year since 1970, BAMPFA and UC Berkeley’s Department of Art Practice have collaborated to present an exhibition of works by Berkeley Master … Continued
We are currently accepting scholarship applications for Fall 2021 and Academic Year 2021-22. The purpose of the I-House Scholarship program is to offer UC Berkeley students who demonstrate financial need an opportunity to experience, firsthand, cultures from all over the … Continued
The College of Engineering Office for Post-Baccalaureate Programs and the UC Berkeley Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer are happy to announce the Competition for the Most Patentable Innovation for Students. Eligible projects include: capstone, coursework, hackathons, and/or independent research. Individuals and … Continued
On July 27, a sweeping new project will unify Berkeley’s vast collections (physical and digital) and bring together the collections of libraries across UC’s 10 campuses under one virtual roof. UC Library Search, a new system for discovering and using … Continued
Among universities across the nation, UC Berkeley has historically topped the list of National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows. This prestigious and competitive fellowship provides significant funding over one to three years, allowing students to pursue important research in fields … Continued
For most graduate students, summer feels like a breath of fresh air. Summer is a whole three months where we feel like we finally have the time to catch up on the pile of papers we’ve been collecting, tear into … Continued
UC Berkeley has launched a new postdoctoral fellowship program designed to expose participants to and prepare them for careers in higher education administration. The Future of Higher Education Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks to address the need for career pipelines and … Continued
Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Graduate Assembly (GA) Executive Board, Officers, and Graduate Council Representatives, and welcome to incoming president Maria Pettis. Pettis, a Geography Ph.D. candidate, previously served as Vice President of Campus Affairs with the GA and brings a … Continued
The Graduate Division is saying farewell to Eric Falci, our outstanding Associate Dean for Student Support, as he begins a sabbatical in July. Our new associate dean, Brandi Wilkins Catanese, will start on July 1st. During Falci’s tenure, which began … Continued
Cynthia Ladd-Viti and Linda Miyagawa, two long-serving staff members of the Graduate Division, are retiring. Below are summaries and highlights from their time at UC Berkeley. Cynthia Ladd-Viti, Associate Director, Office for Graduate Diversity Ladd-Viti took a circuitous path to … Continued
The focal point of this seminar will be bringing to light those modes of praxis as tangible tools for implementation that have been shown to be successful in the fight against racism in the academy. This seminar will bring into … Continued
Lisa García Bedolla, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, invites all UC Berkeley graduate students for a town hall discussion on returning to campus. Join Lisa García Bedolla, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division, for a … Continued
Tutors for the Firebaugh Research Scholars Program The Office for Graduate Diversity (OGD) is currently recruiting 2-3 Graduate Student Tutors for the Firebaugh Research Scholars Program to help lead seminars and support 12-18 undergraduate students’ research projects. View full description here. Join us … Continued
Jazzmeia Horn Thursday, April 22, 7 p.m. PDT | Debut Watch Party Following the debut, this performance will be available to view on demand for three months, from April 23 through July 21, 2021. Jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn took first … Continued
Please join us to celebrate and commemorate our URM graduate students who will be graduating from UC Berkeley this year, as well as those who graduated last year. They have supported and mentored us throughout our collective academic journeys and … Continued
We are thrilled to announce that Brandi Wilkins Catanese, Associate Professor in the departments of African American Studies and Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, will be joining the Graduate Division as Associate Dean on July 1. Dr. Catanese brings an … Continued
Join the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation on Friday, April 23 from noon to 1 p.m. for our final Design Conversations speaker of the spring semester with Ahmed Ansari. Ahmed Ansari is an Industry Assistant Professor at NYU’s Integrated Digital Media … Continued
The Visiting Researcher Scholar and Postdoc Affairs (VSPA) Program at UC Berkeley has sponsored the following free memberships for UC Berkeley students. The New York Academy of Sciences For over 200 years the New York Academy of Sciences has helped scientists, … Continued
Graduate Diversity & Community Fellowship The duration of this fellowship is August 16, 2021 – May 31, 2022 Diversity and Community Fellows advance and implement the diversity and inclusion goals of OGD and the Graduate Division. Critical components of this … Continued
Science at Cal regularly hosts Grounds For Science, a unique public science talk series organized by and featuring UC Berkeley graduate students. Each event includes dynamic conversation, trivia, and a science-inspired cocktail. Last month’s program, The Bees’ Disease & Building … Continued
From his pre-graduate school work in community development, to his doctoral research in the Energy and Resources Group at UC Berkeley, to his current role in California state government, Christopher Hyun is driven by a central principle: “I need to … Continued
Graduate student organizations are an essential part of UC Berkeley’s culture. In this article, we highlight STEM*FYI, an organization for all underrepresented STEM scholars. Thanks to Haider Ali Bhatti for providing written responses to our questions. What is your … Continued
In an effort to support graduate students seeking academic student employment as Graduate Student Instructors and Graduate Student Researchers, the Graduate Division has launched a centralized webpage which aggregates all open GSI and GSR postings from Handshake. Handshake is the … Continued
We want to hear your thoughts and ideas on your overall experience at Berkeley in order to better serve our graduate and professional student community. Your feedback is critical to informing and improving how we respond to challenges in the … Continued
We’ve curated centralized resources to support Graduate Student Instructors in addition to the numerous trainings and support offered by our GSI Teaching and Resource Center. Sign up for the Research, Teaching, and Learning newsletters Read the most recent Research, Teaching, … Continued
Dear Graduate Student Community, This message is to inform you about financial resources available from the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) and campus relief funds to assist eligible students with additional expenses experienced during this period of … Continued
Due to a fantastic response to the upcoming reopening of International House, the number of confirmed offers for residency, and optimism about the fall semester, International House is now offering double-occupancy rooms. Experience has shown that those who live in one of … Continued
Study Space at Moffitt Library Reserve study space at Moffitt Library! Current UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students may reserve study space for one, two or three hour time slots between 9 am – 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Only … Continued
Rivka Valérie Louissaint (she/they) a first year MFA student at UC Berkeley, makes art which is informed by their experiences as a Black, working class, immigrant, and queer woman. They are also inspired by liberation movements, such as the Black, … Continued
Margiana Petersen-Rockney, a 5th-year PhD student at UC Berkeley, was homeschooled on her mom’s diversified dairy goat farm in Massachusetts until she started college. Not many academics studying farming systems come from a rural or farming background, and that is … Continued
The Universe. One of the topics we have all been highly intrigued about since a young age. However, how much do we really know about it? Kishore Patra, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Astronomy, shares with us … Continued
Jared Robinson, a fifth-year UC Berkeley English Ph.D. student, is exploring how the act of “looking twice” at our past can be an empowering form of self-definition, and even self-creation. On an individual level, looking twice at the past can … Continued
Finding and borrowing books and other resources from libraries across the University of California system will soon get easier! On July 27, a sweeping new project will unify Berkeley’s vast collections (physical and digital) and bring together the collections of … Continued
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science is now accepting applications for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program. The goal of the Office of Science Graduate Student Research program is to prepare graduate students for science, … Continued
UC Berkeley’s Back-Up Child Care program enables student parents to work on academic projects, teach, or take care of other needs when their usual child care arrangements are unavailable. Registered graduate and undergraduate students with dependent children are eligible for … Continued
Hear from Career Center staff Ricardo Flores about job hunting with a disability Navigating grad school with a disability can be disheartening. Sometimes it seems like everything is designed to make things more difficult for you, or just without you … Continued
Apply by March 19 to the LA Review of Books’ summer workshop on careers in the publishing industry. Berkeley PhD students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences are invited to apply to the Los Angeles Review of Books’ summer … Continued
The Center for Social Sector Leadership at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business is hosting an event with Dr. Carmen Rojas, President and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation, as part of their Path Bending Careers Speaker Series. April … Continued
We are thrilled to announce the 2021 recipients of the Graduate Division’s Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Awards and the Graduate Assembly’s Faculty Mentor Awards. Excellent faculty mentorship has a transformative impact on the well-being, academic success, and … Continued
The Master of Social Welfare and Juris Doctorate graduate degree programs were recently approved as CalFresh local student programs. Students in these programs still need to meet income guidelines, but no longer need to meet the hourly work requirement to … Continued
The New York Academy of Sciences is hosting this webinar for graduate students, postdocs and young faculty. According to an article in Inside Higher Ed, “the odds of any given Ph.D. getting a tenure-track job lie between 10 and 25 … Continued
April 5 through April 9, 2021 The UC Entrepreneurship Academy helps students, postdocs and faculty in all academic disciplines and fields gain the knowledge and networks needed to identify, develop and validate the commercial potential of your research or idea. UC Berkeley graduate … Continued
The concept of food justice argues that a history of structural gender and class inequities, and racially motivated policies have excluded marginalized communities from easy access to healthy foods, as described by Kirsten Cadieux and Rachel Slocum in “What does … Continued
We’re thrilled to announce that Adélaïde Bernard was awarded first place in the Berkeley Grad Slam for her presentation titled, “Hungry Unicorns: How Antennas in Your Neurons Control Appetite.” Second place … Continued
“I kind of joke that nuclear engineering is like any other type of engineering plus radiation,” quipped Kathy Shield, a fifth-year PhD student in nuclear engineering. Planning on graduating this summer from the BioActinide Chemistry Group led by NE’s … Continued
This circle aims to hold space for vulnerable and authentic connection around the challenges of being an Undocumented graduate student. This could include status-related stressors, personal relationships, financial stress, faculty/staff relationships, and the role of white supremacy culture within academia, … Continued
Black History Month is an annual observance of the African American experience in the United States. While the history of African Americans in the U.S. continues to be written, it is important to reflect on the hardships that Black people … Continued
Renew or return library books by February 17! After multiple due date extensions because of the pandemic, starting Feb. 1, 2021, all materials checked out from the UC Berkeley Library have regular due dates. Patrons with materials checked out before Sept. … Continued
Gain experience and make connections in the publishing industry. The Los Angeles Review of Books (LARB), the Townsend Center for the Humanities, and the Graduate Division are pleased to invite applications from Berkeley Ph.D. students in the humanities and humanistic … Continued
In light of the unprecedented disruptions experienced by the campus community, the Graduate Division and Graduate Council have approved a blanket two-year extension of normative time (applied automatically) for doctoral students. The EVCP also has approved a four-semester extension of … Continued
The Chemistry Graduate Life Committee was stuck with a conundrum when the university transitioned to remote instruction last March. How can a group of chemistry graduate students recreate the liveliness and camaraderie of in-person social events during a pandemic? While … Continued
A new program aimed at improving how graduate student instructors design and teach courses remotely returns for a second iteration. Graduate student instructors shoulder an array of responsibilities. Under the mentorship of faculty, they teach discussion sections and labs associated … Continued
Our annual flagship conference is a two-day event with around 100 Ph.D. speakers who successfully transitioned to non-academic careers in a variety of fields including STEM as well as humanities and social sciences. As part of our conference we’ll have … Continued
When speaking to students at a Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair this fall, UC Berkeley’s Vice Provost for Graduate Studies Lisa García Bedolla emphasized her role in encouraging the next generation of scholars: “My job is to leave the door open … Continued
If you’d like to renew your energy for 2021, the Office for Graduate Diversity and Graduate Assembly are hosting , where speakers will highlight the hope that still exists for graduate student academic and career trajectories and … Continued
The Graduate Assembly’s new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fund provides grants for campus groups and affiliates starting or continuing efforts to further diversity, equity, and inclusion in the campus community. The first review was Jan. 20, though applications will be … Continued
Graduate students are invited to join the UC Berkeley Restorative Justice (RJ) Center for Center’s Graduate Student Inclusivity Program. The opportunity to build meaningful relationships and community has been drastically inhibited during these challenging times that are also calling on … Continued
Calapalooza, the bi-annual student organization/group recruitment drive is back for Spring 2021! As campus continues to offer virtual events, welcoming students from all over the world, student organizations are ready to recruit new members for the 2021 academic semester. Spring … Continued
The Committee on Student Conduct is currently recruiting students to serve on the Committee for the 2021-22 academic year, with a February 19, 2021 to submit the application form linked here. Membership criteria and expectations: Membership is limited to enrolled … Continued
Thanks to the Student Technology Fund, eligible graduate students may sign up for design and digital photography classes for free. Pre-recorded sessions in Typography and Using Color in Design, as well as short format workshops in Illustrator, Logo Design, and iphone photography are available. For more information … Continued
Join The Program in Critical Theory’s faculty and students for a panel discussion and Q&A about the Designated Emphasis (DE) in Critical Theory on Tuesday, February 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m. All UC Berkeley Ph.D. students interested in applying to the DE … Continued
To commemorate 150 years of women (150W) being accepted to the University of California, join UC Berkeley’s Gender Equity Resource Center and friends on Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 4-5:30 p.m. PST for In Conversation with Tarana Burke, founder of … Continued
UC Berkeley engineering graduate students considering academia as their profession are invited to apply to a series of free DELTA Future Faculty Institutes facilitated by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). These workshops are open to all graduate students … Continued
The Library’s Spring 2021 Workshop Calendar is now available! Browse upcoming workshops and register online Learn Zotero (bibliographic citation management), Python (data analysis), or NumPy (data manipulation); explore resources from the East Asian Library, or take an embroidering or knitting … Continued
The Graduate Womxn’s Project is delighted to host the Skill Share Series this semester! Each month, a handful of our peers will be sharing their hobbies. Registration is open for our January sessions – see below: Thursday, Jan 14: Origami … Continued
