July 9, 2019

David P. Gardner Research Seminar on Higher Education Fellows and Stipend — 7/31/2019

Graduate students writing dissertations focusing on higher education are invited to apply for membership in a research seminar, co-sponsored by the Social Science MATRIX, to be held in 2019-20. The seminar will enable students to meet and work with colleagues in other disciplines and departments. Its goal is…

November 12, 2018

Upcoming Seminars on Science Leadership and Management

Don’t miss talks on science and public policy, working at the NSF, and more!

April 30, 2018

Sawyer Seminar Working Group Invitation

You are invited to a multi-disciplinary working group in connection with the 2018-2019 UC Berkeley Sawyer Seminar on the topic of linguistic anthropology and literary and cultural study. The working group will be meeting eight times throughout the year to discuss work from the Seminar’s invited speakers and others.

February 13, 2018

Dissertation Year Fellowships for a Year-Long Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar — 3/15/2018

Two Dissertation Year Fellowships are available for the academic year 2018 – 2019 in connection with a year-long Sawyer Seminar on Literature & Culture and Linguistic Anthropology funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Each Fellow will receive a salary of $28,000 (plus California resident tuition and fees, but not…

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 12, 2017

STEMinist Data Science Initiative Free Bootcamp — 5/15 – 5/17/2017

Register now for an introduction to Data Science, professional development, and exposure to Data Science role models.

October 6, 2016

SLAM: Science Leadership and Management Fall Events

What is SLAM? Grad school is a great place to gain scientific expertise — but that’s hardly the only thing you’ll need in your future as a Ph.D. Are you ready to lead a group? Manage your coworkers? Mentor budding scientists? To address the many interpersonal issues that arise in a…

June 14, 2016

Berkeley Ph.D. Candidates Refine their Teaching Skills at the Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty

A group of Berkeley’s doctoral candidates enhance their knowledge of higher education and prepare for future faculty positions at Berkeley’s Summer Institute for Preparing Future Faculty.

February 12, 2016

Career Pathways Seminar — 2/25/2016

Want to hear about inspiring career perspectives? The Berkeley Postdoctoral Association is hosting a Career Pathways seminar series designed to expose you to unique career paths and to connect you with people who are working in exciting fields outside of academia. The seminar features Dr. Meghan Byrne, who will talk about careers pathways in scientific publishing.

April 16, 2015

Opportunity For Graduate Students In Education

Graduate students writing dissertations focusing on higher education are invited to apply for membership in a research seminar to be held in 2015-16, co-sponsored by the Center for Studies in Higher Education and Social Science MATRIX. Participants in the seminar will be called David P.

November 5, 2014

The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry — 2/1/2015

The Institute for Critical Social Inquiry, which will be held at The New School on June 14-21, 2015, offers advanced doctoral students and junior faculty from around the world the opportunity to take part in a series of intensive seminars with eminent scholars on topics ranging from Heidegger to secularism to critical race theory. The ICSI’s dream team…