Finding Community

Whether you’re new to campus or advancing your studies, being part of a vibrant community enriches your experience and strengthens your sense of purpose.

At UC Berkeley, the Office for Graduate Diversity plays a vital role in fostering this sense of connection by supporting inclusive community-building, offering resources, and creating spaces where students from all backgrounds can thrive. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build meaningful relationships and engage with others who share your values, aspirations, and commitment to making a difference.

Diversity and Community Fellow leads new admits on a campus tour holding STEM sign.
Diversity and Community Fellows contribute to many programs including visit days for new admits.

An Inclusive Place for Excellence

The new Inclusive Excellence Hub at UC Berkeley is a unique, welcoming venue where underrepresented graduate students can find camaraderie and build multi-disciplinary networks of their peers.

The Hub offers a dynamic, relaxed atmosphere that supports unique learning communities, pilot programs for URM students, and a variety of workshops and events designed to help students develop new skills and explore exciting opportunities.

Explore the Inclusive Excellence Hub

Meet with a Diversity and Community Fellows

Our Fellows are current graduate students whose unifying mission is to support the development of an inclusive graduate learning community by enhancing the cultural, academic, and professional experiences of historically underrepresented students.

Community Fellows Program

American Indian Graduate Program

AIGP assists Native and Indigenous graduate students throughout their academic career, providing mentoring, and connecting students with campus organizations and resources.

We ensure that graduate students are encouraged and supported in bringing Indigenous perspectives to their research, integrating diverse ways of knowing and inclusion of Indigenous methodologies and concepts of tribal stewardship, and enriching the diversity that defines the Berkeley graduate community.

Explore the American Indian Graduate Program

Our commitments to sustaining a strong, diverse, supportive community — to providing a true sense of belonging to all; are essential, inseparable parts of who we are, what we stand for, and what we do on a daily basis.

Rich Lyons Chancellor, UC Berkeley
3 members of the Undocugrads team at an event staffing a table giving out resources and answering questions.
Our Undocugrads team at an event staffing a table giving out resources and answering questions.

Supporting the Needs of Undocumented Students

We offer links to legal support, funding, professional development opportunities, and wellness for undocumented students

The Office for Graduate Diversity is honored to serve the needs of current and formerly undocumented graduate students at UC Berkeley in partnership with the Undocumented Students Program.

Learn More About Undocugrads

STEM*FYI

We are dedicated to increasing the success and retention of historically underrepresented students among all graduate STEM fields at UC Berkeley.

There is an overwhelming need to support historically minoritized and marginalized groups in graduate STEM education. We believe that one of the best ways to do this is through a support system of near peers consisting of advanced graduate STEM students.

Explore STEM FYI

Over 300 graduate registered student organizations

There are over 300 graduate registered student organizations (GRSO) across 15 unique interest areas, including academics, cultural identity groups, professional organizations, and many more. The OASIS Center provides administrative and advising support to all GRSO’s.

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