Destiny is Calling – Meant to be at Berkeley When Kenneth Ng'etich began his search for the perfect university to complete his master’s in journalism, remnants of a particular school were at the top of his mind.
Q&A with Nehal Eldeeb: Closing the gap between science and practice Nehal Eldeeb is one of 13 doctoral students in the U.S. awarded the Grand Challenges for Social Work(opens in a new tab) (GCSW) fellowship for her project addressing the Grand Challenge of Ensuring Healthy Development for All Youth entitled “Centering Parent Voice: Exploring Parents’ Needs and Preferences.”
Changing Academia from Within: Meet one of Berkeley’s UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellows Part of the UC-Hispanic Serving Institutions Doctoral Diversity Initiative, the UC President’s Pre-Professoriate Fellowship works towards advancing historically underrepresented students from California Hispanic Serving Institutions into the professoriate.
2022 Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award Recipients Meet our inaugural Leadership in Graduate Diversity Award recipients...
Meet our GSI Teaching & Resource Center Teaching Consultants Most of you have come to know the GSI Teaching & Resource Center through our Teaching Conference for First-time GSIs or our…
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…
Meet Our GradPro Team GradPro staff members are here to support you as you navigate your graduate program, career planning, job search, and beyond. Here at…
Need Accountability? Join a Check-in Group for Spring 2023 With the fall semester coming to a close, you might find yourself facing project deadlines, or you may be beginning to plan…
Bringing Home the Slammy! Q&A with 2022 Berkeley Campus and UC Systemwide Grad Slam Winner Justin Lee On May 6, 2022, Justin Lee, now a fourth-year Ph.D. student in metabolic biology, competed against nine graduate-student peers from other campuses…
Public Service Opportunities for Graduate Students Photo credit: Berkeley Public Service Center As graduate students, we often encounter fellowship and internship applications that ask us to describe our…
Bringing Visibility to Undocugrads: Undocumented Graduate Students Graduate school is a difficult period for many students, as they juggle personal, academic, professional, and financial responsibilities and as they prepare…
Getting into Graduate School: Mentorship creates pipeline for Berkeley undergraduates GiGS mentor Andy Antuna, J.D. Law, and his mentee Spring Keosoupha, undergraduate majoring in Legal Studies Getting into Grad School (GiGS) was…
Native/Indigenous graduate students help build a more culturally-responsive campus Each November, we commemorate Native American Heritage Month by acknowledging and recognizing the heritage and contributions (past, present and future) of Native and Indigenous people. However, the various ways in which our Native/Indigenous students impact Berkeley extend well beyond a particular month or day. These students’ multifaceted experiences not only help to inform their individual identities, but also help build a more culturally-responsive campus community.
Berkeley Ph.D.’s in the field: Presenting research in Scotland Berkeley graduate students are known for their exceptional accomplishments after completing their degrees. However, our graduate students are also engaged in exciting activities throughout the year, all while pursuing their academic goals. In preparation for the fall semester, we asked some of our students about their experiences beyond the campus.
Supporting an inclusive learning environment Dear Graduate Student Community, We are now in week 7 and I am still fueled by the smiling faces I saw at…
Staying Connected: Latinx students celebrate their heritage through community Latinx Heritage Month (observed September 15-October 15) signifies a time to recognize, honor, and celebrate the resilience, contributions, and cultures of Latinx,…
Disabled Students are always welcome at Cal Performances Cal Performances, the world class performing arts presenter at Berkeley, strives to provide a welcoming and safe environment for all people…
Questions Answered for Disabled Students about Job Hunting Kicker: Hear from Ricardo Flores from the Career Center about job hunting with a disability Navigating grad school with a disability can…
Fellowships Support Graduate Student Success Graduate students at Berkeley are fearless adventurers, pushing the boundaries of what we know about our world. Read more to learn what sparks the imaginations of our talented students and inspires their groundbreaking research, and how critical fellowship funding propels their success.
Kicking off a new academic year Dear Graduate Student Community, I wanted to extend a very warm welcome to our incoming cohort of graduate and professional students. We…