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September 23, 2025

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Application Workshop

The 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) application is now open. The NSF GRFP provides three years of funding to outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and social science disciplines who are at or near the beginning…

September 18, 2025

Kicking Off the Year Right

This academic year, new and returning graduate students were welcomed back to campus with a plethora of fun and informative events.
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September 18, 2025

Your Fall Line-Up of GradPro Workshops & Events

Whether you're thinking beyond academia, building professional networks, navigating internships, or sharpening your job-search tools, this fall GradPro’s lineup has something for everyone.

September 13, 2025

Meet Our GradPro Team

Professional Development Liaisons Carmen Brick Hitchcock Postdoctoral Fellow Carmen is the Hitchcock Postdoctoral Fellow at GradPro. She completed her PhD in Sociology at UC Berkeley in the spring of 2025. Her doctoral research focused upon social policy responses to labor market change during the post-industrial period, including the…
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September 4, 2025

Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair

The University of California, Berkeley is holding its fourth annual virtual Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair to help prospective professional, master’s, and doctoral students learn more about UC Berkeley overall, our application process, and departments.

July 22, 2025

Inclusive Excellence Hub Open House

Discover new resources and enjoy a day of connection and support at the Inclusive Excellence Hub Open House on Wednesday, September 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 2515 Channing Way.

July 1, 2025

The Student Leadership & Engagement Advisory Board

The Graduate Student Leadership & Engagement Advisory Board is tasked with advising the senior leadership on student life and engagement at Berkely with a commitment to an identity and culturally conscious lens. 

June 4, 2025

NGSO Virtual Make-up Sessions

Select NGSO make-up sessions were held virtually via Zoom on Friday, August 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. P.S.T.
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May 16, 2025

Call for Applications: Professional Development Liaisons

Graduate Professional Development is hiring three doctoral students to join GradPro‘s team of Professional Development Liaisons (PDLs). We’re looking for graduate students who are ready to serve as a peer leader and give back to the campus community
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May 16, 2025

Graduate Writing Center – Postdoctoral Position

The Graduate Writing Center is hiring for a Postdoctoral Position. UC Berkeley doctoral students in any discipline who will have received their doctoral degrees by August 15, 2025 are eligible to apply.
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May 15, 2025

2025 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.
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May 15, 2025

Time to rest, reset – you have earned it!

As I write this, commencement ceremonies are taking place all across campus. It’s always a moving reminder of the incredible each of you has, and will continue to make—to go out into the world, inspire change, and drive discovery.