#ChooseBerkeley Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Berkeley Graduate Division

March 2, 2023

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.”

March 1, 2023

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.

October 24, 2022

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.

April 19, 2022

Finding the freedom to grow at Berkeley

Teena Bajaj, a PhD student in Comparative Biochemistry, tells us why she chose Berkeley and how she found the freedom to grow to her fullest capacity.

April 13, 2022

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.

February 16, 2021

#ChooseBerkeley – Sean Darling-Hammond

Sean Darling-Hammond (he/his) Can you describe your program and what your research is about? “I am a 4th year PhD student at the Goldman School of Public Policy. I seek to expand belonging through my research and work in two domains: improving school climates and reducing…