GradPro offers a rotating selection of workshops each year on topics related to career exploration and preparation. These workshops are open to all graduate students. We also work with our campus partners to coordinate workshop programming, ensuring that workshops across campus cover important topics related to professional development.
A list of graduate student professional development related workshops offered by units across campus this semester can be found below, as well as GradPro’s annual schedule of workshops. See our Events list below for the most up-to-date information on upcoming workshops, or sign up for the Professional Development Digest. If you would like GradPro to conduct a specialized workshop for your department, group, or as part of an academic course, please review our workshop request form.
GradPro also hosts the annual campus-wide Grad Slam event, a UC-sponsored competition, where graduate students share their research in three-minute talks, honing their public speaking and communication skills and competing for cash prizes. Learn more about the Berkeley Grad Slam.
Spring 2026 Professional Development Workshops and Events
Below are the workshops planned for Spring 2026; additional workshops and updates on the workshops below will be announced throughout the semester in the Professional Development Digest and the Professional Development Calendar. Also see the Digest and Calendar for workshop registration.
Career Exploration and Preparation
Planning Your Spring Semester (Virtual)
Monday, January 26, 2026, 3:00-4:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Career Exploration for Humanists and Social Scientists (Virtual)
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 2:00-3:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Career Exploration for STEM (Virtual)
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 2:00-3:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Developing Skills for Careers Beyond Academia (Virtual)
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4:00-5:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Mental Health and the Job Search Panel (Virtual)
Tuesday, March 17, 2026, hours, 3:00-4:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Handshake for Graduate Students (Virtual)
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:00-4:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by Berkeley Career Engagement and GradPro
Networking for Non-Academic Career Exploration and Preparation (Virtual)
Thursday, April 23, 2026, 3:00-4:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Planning Your Summer (Virtual)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 3:00-4:00pm PT
Registration Form
Hosted by GradPro
Research and Data Analysis
The D-Lab offers research and data analysis workshops.
The UC Berkeley Library often offers a variety of research and data analysis workshops.
Teaching and Mentoring
The Graduate Student Instructor Teaching and Resource Center (GSI-TRC) offers teaching and mentoring workshops each semester.
GradPro Annual Workshop Schedule
Most GradPro workshops are offered on an annual or semi-annual basis, while some workshops are offered every 2 or 3 years. The workshop schedule below outlines the recurring workshops offered by GradPro. Workshops offered during the upcoming semester can be found above, and specific dates and times for upcoming workshops can be found in our Events Calendar.
Recurring Fall Workshops
- Planning Your Fall Semester
- Non-Academic Career Exploration for STEM Graduate Students
- Non-Academic Career Exploration for Humanities and Social Science Graduate Students
- Career OR Internship Panel (alternating years)
Recurring Spring Workshops
- Planning Your Spring Semester
- Networking and Informational Interviewing
- Code Switching in Graduate School and Beyond
- Developing Skills for Careers Beyond Academia
Recurring Summer Workshops
- Planning Your Summer Semester