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Sofi Chavez

October 1, 2021

Sofi Chavez: Queer Kinship and Queer Secrecy

Sofi Chavez Sofi Chavez is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Ethnic Studies department exploring queer kinship structures, queer secrecy, and the ways in which families and belonging are created within 20th and 21st century Latinx mixed-genre literature. “I think of queer secrecy not as a place…
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October 1, 2021

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 as a UC Berkeley graduate student, you can obtain a graduate certificate in addition to your master’s, professional, or doctorate degree?…
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October 1, 2021

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 Liaisons (PDLs), who are trained to assist students as they prepare for and launch their careers. You can sign-up for a one-on-one consultation with a PDL who…

October 1, 2021

UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Call for 2022-23 Applications The Program The University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established in 1984 to encourage outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers at the University of California. The current program offers postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development and faculty mentoring to outstanding scholars…
Vice Provost Lisa Garcia Bedolla speaks with a student during the Grad Student Welcome Event on Aug. 26, 2021

September 22, 2021

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.

August 15, 2021

Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Fellowship — 9/15/2021

The Michigan Society of Fellows was founded for the purpose of promoting academic and creative excellence in the humanities, the arts, the social, physical, and life sciences, and in the professions. Each year the Society selects outstanding applicants for appointment to three-year fellowships…
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August 15, 2021

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.
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August 15, 2021

Continuation of the temporary seventh-year extension for ASEs

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 performed by Academic Student Employees, including…
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August 15, 2021

Opportunities, Meetups and Workshops for Undocumented Graduate Students

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 a session on…

August 14, 2021

AIGP Indigenous/Native Community Luncheon

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 Native American Community Center on campus. …

August 14, 2021

What you need to know about the new UC Library Search

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? Let’s break…

August 13, 2021

Student Tech Updates + Free Loaner Laptops, Webcams, and More

Photo: Tony Tieu 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 rolling basis throughout the…

August 12, 2021

Helfand Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Public Health — 9/17/2021

The Audrey and William H. Helfand Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Public Health supports research using Academy Library resources for scholarly study of the history of medicine and public health with an emphasis on visual culture. It is intended specifically for a scholar in residence at the…

August 11, 2021

New Student Success Toolkit Launched

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 requirements for the fall semester. The toolkit has been…

August 11, 2021

Submit Your Interest: Public Humanities Writing Workshop

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 been transformed by the emergence of para-academic venues…