January 2, 2019

Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy — 3/15/2019

The UC Center Sacramento announces its fourth annual Emerging Scholars Award for Excellence in Research and Public Policy. The award will recognize excellence in graduate student research with a direct impact on public policy. The recipients of the Emerging Scholars Award will receive a $500 prize and will deliver…

December 13, 2018

Woodland’s “Food Front” Initiative Helps a Growing Community Flourish

It also Inspired a Berkeley grad to apply to the Goldman School of Public Policy.

November 26, 2018

New Graduate Certificate in Food Systems

The Berkeley Food Institute, the School of Public Health, and the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley have launched a new Graduate Certificate in Food Systems. The certificate responds to an escalating need to empower new leaders with the capacity to create innovative solutions to pressing food and…

November 15, 2018

Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (CMU Portugal) — 12/10/2018

Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program (CMU Portugal) is calling for applications for six doctoral scholarships to start in 2019–2020 focusing on cutting-edge areas of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Upon the Ph.D. program completion, graduates receive two degrees, one from CMU, and another degree from…

October 9, 2018

My Summer of Informal Work with Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) in Durban, South Africa

Master of Public Policy student, Emily Alter focuses on participatory social justice research with the informal workers of Warwick Junction.

student trio awardees for Switzer fellowship

September 4, 2018

Another Student Trio Becomes Switzer Fellows

Three more Berkeley students bring home $15,000 Switzer Environmental Fellowship awards to help them tackle environmental challenges.

July 26, 2018

David M. Howard Memorial Prize in American Politics — 9/1/2018

The David M. Howard Memorial Prize in American Politics recognizes an exceptionally deserving graduate student conducting research in the field of American political behavior or public policy. Recipients of the Howard Prize must demonstrate a passion for — and engagement in — politics. They must also…

December 10, 2017

Spring Graduate Seminar: Contemporary Labor Issues: Challenges and Innovation

Public Policy 290 Course number: 15670 Schedule: Tuesday, 2:00 – 4:59 pm The labor movement in California and the nation overall faces significant challenges, made more urgent since the 2016 federal elections. This course will focus on: (a) the current employment conditions of low-wage workers and…

April 11, 2016

Meet Ben Gould: Berkeley Mayoral Candidate

Ben Gould, a 2nd year dual-degree student pursuing Master’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and in Public Policy, announced his intention to run for mayor of Berkeley.

March 29, 2016

Call for Papers for Reducing Urban Poverty — 5/15/2016

To encourage a new generation of urban policy makers and promote early career research, Cities Alliance, IHC – Global Coalition for Inclusive Housing and Sustainable Cities, USAID, the Wilson Center, and the World Bank are co-sponsoring the 7th annual paper competition for graduate students, seeking abstracts on urban poverty…

October 14, 2015

SAGE-IGERT Fellowship Program — 10/19/15

The SAGE-IGERT Fellowship Program supports technology developments that will enable the conservation generation, or storage of clean energy, as well as innovative approaches to the evaluation of new technologies. The fellowship includes 2 years of funding, opportunities for international experiences, collaborative research environment, and partnerships with industry, government &…

Three graduate students meet with California legislators.

May 15, 2015

Students Advise Legislators on Graduate Research Advocacy Day

Two Ph.D. candidates recently met legislators in Sacramento to discuss the importance of graduate student research.

March 16, 2015

Forum on Cultivating Justice in Food Systems — 3/31/2015

This month, three renowned experts will talk about how social justice and food systems go hand in hand.

Janet Napolitano speaking in front of a garden

January 20, 2015

Student Fellowship Program Provides Food Sustainability Solutions

Two graduate students receive the UC Global Food Initiative Student Fellowship to address local and international food and nutrition issues.

December 15, 2014

Public Policy Student Advocates for Prison Reform in New Memoir

Ralph Spinelli, a Ph.D. student in the Goldman School of Public Policy, shares his ideas for prison reform in his recently published book.

November 5, 2014

New Fulbright Scholar Opportunities: Arctic Initiative — 2/2/2015

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative will bring together a network of scholars, professionals and applied researchers from the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden for a series of three seminar meetings and a Fulbright exchange experience. This initiative will provide a platform for scholars to engage in collaborative thinking, analysis,…

February 8, 2013

A springful of great lectures

The University of California, Berkeley, sponsors a variety of public lectures. The lectureships present eminent scholars, Nobel laureates, and prominent figures to the University and San Francisco Bay Area community. Graduate Council and Tanner Lectures are free and no tickets are required.

January 3, 2013

Interested in being a White House Fellow? Apply by January 15.

President Obama meets with White House Fellows in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing near the Oval Office. One year can change your life. In that time, White House Fellows typically are full-time, paid assistants to senior White House staff, the Vice President, Cabinet secretaries, and other…

December 14, 2011

Ways to get involved: an action-oriented four-part look at the future of UC and other public universities

Surveying with concern and alarm the continuing erosion in the landscape of higher education in California and beyond, the deans of the graduate and professional schools at Berkeley got together and concluded that something had to be done.

November 21, 2011

An extraordinary season: resources for comprehending the issues and events of recent weeks at Berkeley

Berkeley was not in its accustomed position at the cutting edge of the vanguard. Quietly conceived by Canadian and Spanish activists, the Occupy movement against economic and social inequality was born as protests in Kuala Lumpur in July before it reached Wall Street in New York and several sites in San Francisco in September, and city landmarks in Oakland and San Jose in the Bay Area and many locations worldwide in October.