Congratulations – you made it! Dear Graduate Student Community, What a year it has been! As I write this, commencement ceremonies are happening all over campus. It…
2024 Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award Recipients Launched in 2022, The UC Berkeley Leadership in Graduate Diversity Awards aims to shed light on and award graduate students who have demonstrated stellar contributions to advancing the graduate and professional underrepresented minority (URM) student community.
Science at Cal to Roll Out Summer Science Communication Series Join Science at Cal for one or all sessions of this four-part series where you'll learn the ins and outs of science communication.
Essential Summer Reading for Graduate Students For many graduate students, the summer months are an important time for self-directed reading and other tasks that have taken a backseat over the fall and spring semesters. Regardless of your stage in your graduate program, consider adding one or two books to your summer reading list this year that will help advance your professional development goals.
2024 Graduate Mentoring Awards Mentorship is a vital tool for many students at UC Berkeley, often offering transformative effects on the academic success, well-being, and overall student experience.
Operation Lollipop As the academic year comes to a close, thesis and dissertation filings start flowing in and our staff begins mailing the infamous…
Apply for the Future of Higher Education Postdoc Program The UC Berkeley Future of Higher Education (FHE) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program seeks applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship program from scholars in…
Gabriel Trujillo Memorial Field Work Scholarship Established in 2024, the Gabriel Trujillo Field Work Scholarship at UC Berkeley was created by the Graduate Assembly.
Apply to be a Graduate Diversity & Community Fellow in the Graduate Division Graduate Diversity & Community Fellowship Diversity and Community Fellows advance and implement the diversity and inclusion goals of Office for Graduate Diversity…
Beyond Academia 2024 Conference Takeaways: Two Days of Career Exploration and Reflection Beyond Academia is a non-profit founded and run by UC Berkeley graduate students, dedicated to empowering PhDs to expand their career options beyond the professoriate.
Victoria Chevee is Berkeley’s 2024 Grad Slam Champion! On Tuesday, April 9, eight Berkeley graduate students selected as semi-finalists competed in the annual Grad Slam competition. Each student presented their…
Nearly 30 UC Berkeley Graduate Programs Top 10 in Latest New U.S. News Report In an exciting new development, U.S. News released their first round of 2024 rankings for graduate schools – identifying nearly 30 UC Berkeley graduate programs as Top 10 programs in the country.
Public Health Changemaker: Q&A with Forbes 30 Under 30, Iemaan Rana Iemaan Rana, a Public Health Ph.D. student at UC Berkeley, is one of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Achievement for Science recipients. Iemaan is the first person ever to simultaneously pursue an M.D. (at the University of Illinois) and Ph.D. at two different institutions, and her research focuses on carcinogenic exposures.
Office for Graduate Diversity Hosts Annual Weekend Visit On March 16 and 17, 136 admitted graduate students visited UC Berkeley’s campus as a part of the University’s Diversity Days. The Diversity Days experience is hosted by the Office for Graduate Diversity and reserved for first-generation and low-income admits as well as admits who’ve graduated from an HBCU, TCU, or HSI.
UC Berkeley is a Fulbright Top Producing Institution For years, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has allowed some of the brightest and most driven students an opportunity to conduct innovative research or teach internationally.
Apply for Fall 2024 New Graduate Student Housing We are pleased to announce the grand opening in fall 2024 of xučyun ruwway, a new community-oriented housing with fully furnished units. Applications are now open through the Cal Housing portal!
Tax Webinars for Graduate Students and Post Docs Free tax webinars for graduate students and post docs.
New Student Advocates Office Graduate Caseworker A new partnership between the Student Advocates Office and the Graduate Assembly brings a new support role to graduate students: the Student Advocates Office Graduate Caseworker!
Diversity and Community Fellow attends Sacramento Advocacy Day with University of California Graduate and Professional Council! In her commitment to advancing the interests of UC Berkeley's graduate students, Anna Judson participated in the University of California Graduate and Professional Council's Sacramento Advocacy Day.