Welcome back and looking forward! Dear Graduate Student Community, Happy New Year and welcome back! Amidst the challenges and uncertainty we’ve been steeped in this winter, I…
UC HSI Initiative: Research Apprenticeship Program — Apply Now The application for the University of California Hispanic-Serving Institutions Initiative (UC-HSI) Research Apprenticeship Program (UC-HSI RAP) is now open! Applications are due no later than January 15, 2022,11:59 PM PT.
Town Hall Recap and a Reminder to Rest, Recharge and Reconnect Congratulations on making it through this fall semester! We recognize it’s been a tremendous challenge to resume in-person instruction and I want to thank you for your patience and resilience as we’ve all navigated the ups and downs over these past months. But I hope that, like me, you’ve also experienced the joys of being back in community.
Call for Nominations: Graduate Mentoring Awards — 1/28/2022 As a campus community, we recognize the transformative impact mentors can have on graduate students’ experience at Berkeley, their well-being, and their…
Graduate Diversity Initiatives and Promises Photo: Kelley Cox Photography In July 2020, Vice Provost Lisa García Bedolla and fellow Graduate Division staff convened a working group to…
Over 3000 Prospective Students Attend Second Annual Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair The virtual UC Berkeley Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair returned for the second year to a broader, more diverse audience of prospective graduate students. The weeklong event, which took place October 18 - 22, 2021, supports the UC Berkeley’s Office for Graduate Diversity’s goal to significantly increase diversity recruitment and create a belonging culture where students from all backgrounds feel supported, encouraged and welcomed as they prepare to apply to graduate programs.
Introducing Our Graduate Writing Consultants Thanks to generous funding provided by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Student Services and Fees (CACSSF) and to Vice Provost and Graduate…
Support Resources to Keep You Centered Dear Graduate Student Community, First, I want to say how encouraged and inspired I’ve been witnessing your resilience during all the uncertainties…
Creating A Welcoming Climate At All Levels Dear graduate student community, One of my primary concerns as Vice Provost for Graduate Studies is ensuring that you feel well and…
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day on October 11, 2021 UC Berkeley Graduate Division celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day and recognizes that Native people are the first inhabitants of the Americas including the…
The Rancho Academy for grad students considering jobs in the California Community College system Graduate students (or recent graduates) interested in careers in the California Community College system are encouraged to submit applications to The Rancho…
Apply to Live at International House One of the first challenges facing new Cal students is finding a place to call home, whether on- or off-campus. Cal Housing has some tips and suggestions that can help with your search.
Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair Share this fair with your friends or colleagues who may be considering graduate study at UC Berkeley! The University of California, Berkeley…
Berkeley Graduate Lectures are going virtual! Stream our October philosophy lecture. Robert Stalnaker Robert Stalnaker, the Laurence S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will deliver the first…
Advance Your Professional Skills in a Graduate Certificate Program Earn a graduate certificate today, become a more competitive job applicant tomorrow Photo by Lewis Keegan on Unsplash Did you know that…
Meet Your Professional Development Liaisons Professional Development Liaisons are here to support your career preparation, planning, and job search Every graduate student has access to Professional Development…
UC Berkeley eliminates GRE test requirement for vast majority of graduate programs Only 13 of UC Berkeley’s more than 125 graduate programs have elected to require the GRE for this year’s admission cycle. While most departments eliminated GRE requirements last year due to concerns about access in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of Berkeley’s departments again chose to forgo requiring GRE as part of a broader movement recognizing the GRE as a weak predictor of graduate student success.
UC Berkeley McNair Program Scholars Achieve What They Never Thought Possible McNair Scholar alumni Anthony Carrasco, Rasheed Shabazz, and Ilexis Chu-Jacoby are drawing from their lived experiences to become innovators and active agents of change in their graduate programs.
Charles Dove: Beautiful Complexities in Artificial Intelligence and Light 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 is done.
New Seminar for Graduate Students 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.