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student reading outside of a cafe

May 15, 2024

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.
Graduate Mentoring Awards trophies on a table

May 9, 2024

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.

May 2, 2024

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 any discipline with a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley who have interest in a career in higher education administration. This postdoctoral fellowship is reserved for…
Winner of 2024 Grad Slam, Victoria Chevee

April 16, 2024

Victoria Chevee is Berkeley’s 2024 Grad Slam Champion!

We wish to thank our distinguished panel of judges, Fiona Doyle, Wendy Tokuda, and Eric Stern, as well as the many audience members who weighed in on the People’s Choice Award. We look forward to next year’s competition! Interested in participating next year?…

April 5, 2024

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.

April 2, 2024

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.
student first day on campus walking under sather gate.

March 24, 2024

Data Science for Social Justice Workshop

How to Apply Applications for DSSJ 2024 are closed. “Knowing that lifting up our own communities is what motivates us as diverse intellectuals and scholars, we centered the Workshop not just on data science, but what one can do with the data science to bring about justice or inadvertently cause…
rendering of exterior of new graduate housing community.

March 12, 2024

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!

February 22, 2024

Exciting Renovations at the Inclusive Excellence Hub

Over the last four months, you may have walked by 2515 Channing Way and noticed work crews, painters, and even cement trucks. The Inclusive Excellence Hub, a vibrant and inclusive community space for underrepresented graduate students, was getting an update.
Lisa welcoming guests

February 21, 2024

Full of Anticipation

Dear Graduate Student Community, I hope 2024 and your Spring semester are off to a strong start. I know it can be hard to balance your course load, personal life, and the many other pressures we all face every day.  Right now, I…

February 11, 2024

Live at I-House: Rooms and Meal Plans for Graduate Students

Apply to Live at International House! International House at UC Berkeley is accepting room and board applications for graduate students, both international and those from the United States.  I-House offers a once-in-a-lifetime living and learning environment!  Our diverse community brings together individuals from around the globe, creating opportunities for cross-cultural…