A space for you.
The new Inclusive Excellence Hub at UC Berkeley is a unique, welcoming venue where graduate students can find camaraderie and build multi-disciplinary networks of their peers. Located in a newly renovated building, at 2515 Channing Way, the Hub is the first campus-wide community space exclusively dedicated to increasing excellence through diversity and belonging among Berkeley’s graduate students.
Discover, Learn & Find Your Community
Within its walls, you’ll find a vibrant, informal environment hosting special learning communities, pilot programs for graduate students, workshops, and events to help students build skills and discover opportunities. Staff, Diversity and Community Fellows, and peer mentors are also available to help guide you through your academic journey or just provide a listening ear.
Location and Hours
Location
2515 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94720
*Closed Monday, May 18th through Monday, May 25th*
Summer 2026 Hours of Operation
Starting Tuesday, May 26th, 9am-4:30pm, Monday through Thursday. Closed on Fridays
Visit the Inclusive Excellence Hub
The Inclusive Excellence Hub offers various drop in and reservable meeting, study, and event spaces. You can hold private, virtual calls in one of our Zen Booths, hold meetings or study in one of our rooms, or fuel up in our lounge areas.
Drop In Spaces Available
Available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- 105C (6 person occupancy) – can be used as a meeting or study space
- No media equipment available
- 103B (8 person occupancy) – can be used as a meeting or study space
- 104 Family Room (6 person occupancy)
- First priority to graduate students with dependents
- Zen booth #2 (single occupancy)
- Private and sound proof space for virtual meetings
Reservable Spaces Available
Take a look at the following spaces available and how to reserve.
- 105A Office, 2 person occupancy
- Zen Booth #1
- 103 Conference Room, 20 person occupancy
- Back Patio event space, 98 person occupancy
*When spaces are not reserved, students may use them as drop-in study or meeting spaces.*
Programming & Support You’ll Find at The Hub
OGD programs and events are open to all UC Berkeley community members, regardless of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other protected class status. UC Berkeley is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that welcomes participants from all backgrounds.
- American Indian Graduate Program – provide mentorship and coordinate resources for Native American and Indigenous graduate students
- Dissertation Writing Workshops – provide dissertation writing support and scaffolding
- Diversity & Community Fellows – graduate students who serve as peer mentors providing a listening ear and developing programming to build community for graduate students navigating their academic programs and campus life
- Firebaugh Undergraduate Research Program – support undocumented and underrepresented undergraduate students exploring research and graduate education
- Graduate Affinity Groups Collaborations – space for affinity groups catering to graduate students to meet and provide programming
- Path to the Professoriate a learning community that demystifies the route to becoming an Assistant Professor in all academic disciplines and supports a thriving educational experience throughout a student’s PhD journey
- Peer Writing Group – a collaborative space for graduate students to write in community
- STEM*FYI – workshops and resources for graduate students in STEM fields
- Transfer Student Research Intro – workshops and mentoring opportunities in partnership with the Transfer Office designed to introduce undergraduate transfer students to the campus research landscape and graduate education possibilities
- UndocuGrads – monthly community engagement events and an array of professional development opportunities catered to undocumented graduate students
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events in category Inclusive Excellence Hub