Graduate Education

Fiona Doyle, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, to Retire in June 2019

Janet Napolitano, President of the University of California; Fiona Doyle, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division; and Joe Charbonnet, Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Engineering and 2018 UC Grad Slam Champion. Beginning July 1, 2019, Fiona Doyle, accomplished engineer, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies,…

18th Annual Education Research Day — 3/15–3/16/2018

Education Research Day is an annual conference hosted by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Education that offers an opportunity for students to share work with their peers, faculty, and community members and engage in fruitful discussion about a range of issues in education research. The 18th annual conference will take place…
T Geronimo Johnson

Alumnus Pens Book about Race

UC Berkeley students are at the heart of a novel about race and friendship in T. Geronimo's new book, "Welcome to Braggsville."

New Programs Offer Interdisciplinary Studies

Designated Emphasis in Development Engineering A designated emphasis is a specialization, such as a new method of inquiry or an important field of application, which is relevant to two or more existing doctoral degree programs. It is added as an additional major along with an existing doctoral degree program. This…

Share How You Learned Graduate School Survival Skills

Want to share your story? The editors of the book All I Needed to Know to Survive Grad School are seeking a diverse group of students and recent alums to describe how their past experiences helped them to develop the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind that lead to their…
student waving Cal flag

Students take their research to the Capitol

A delegation of 20 graduate students and deans traveled to Sacramento to give lawmakers their perspective: that graduate student research is central not only to the future of the University of California, but to that of the state and the nation as well.
Scenes from Town Hall with the Graduate Dean

The Dean’s Town Hall: questions from, and answers for, the graduate community

Scene: Banatao Auditorium in Sutardja Dai Hall, February 9. Dramatis personae: the graduate community, particularly students (including Graduate Assembly president Bahar Navab, bottom center) who had plenty of questions, and Graduate Dean Andrew Szeri (on stage and lower right), as the Answer Man. Immediately setting an informal tone,…
Graduate students ask questions at the Town Hall

Recapping the Town Hall: Your Questions Answered

In the late afternoon of February 9, students and staff gathered in the Banatao Auditorium of Sutardja Dai Hall for a first-time Town Hall with the Graduate Dean. So all graduate students may benefit from what was said, the questions and answers from the event are now available online.
Andrew Szeri began serving as Dean of the Graduate Division on July 1st, 2007.

Enriching the culture, educating the next generation

Andrew Szeri savors his walk to work each day, winding through the scenic neighborhoods of Berkeley. He says the journey to Sproul Hall is peaceful and provides time to think before he dives into the emails and voicemails that await him.