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April 4, 2012

Will you run for Cal on April 15?

I Run 4 Cal is an all-skill-level charity race to encourage donations to campus departments, scholarships, programs, and student groups.  Cal students, staff, and alumni will run (or walk) through Sather Gate and along a five-kilometer course on campus.  The race is followed by a 5K Run/Walk Expo with food,…
Andrew Szeri

March 21, 2012

Already a busy semester for the Graduate Division, here and abroad

Dear Graduate Students, Your future selves are out there — graduate alumni of Berkeley.  Some of them are very far from campus, oceans away, but they remain surprisingly close. I spent a week recently visiting alumni at events in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Seoul. These events are always really interesting…
student waving Cal flag

March 21, 2012

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

March 20, 2012

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,…

March 20, 2012

Library pilot program — return your books at any campus library

The University Library is quietly launching a pilot program to enable library users to return checked out materials from any campus library to any other campus library. They’re not quite ready to announce this to all library users but would like graduate students to help them beta-test the program. This will be easy for…
Graphic that says "Stay Day"

March 20, 2012

Call for Programs: Stay Day 2012 – Students in Action

Stay Day is a one-day event, sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs, that provides participants with the opportunity to engage in a collective conversation about the evolving needs of our students through a series of interactive sessions.

March 20, 2012

Tang 360: We Want to Hear From You!

Free Food (pizza, salad, fruit and cookies)! $10 Gift Card (Amazon or Target)! You already know what 360 degrees means, so what does Tang 360 mean? It means getting feedback from the different communities Tang serves. To do this, the Tang Center is scheduling interactive discussions with students to help…
stern-wheeler the San Francisco Belle

March 20, 2012

Party on the bay, stern-wheeler style, April 7

The Graduate Social Club is holding its annual Bay Cruise Saturday, April 7 from 7:30 to 11p.m., aboard the San Francisco Belle, a three-level 292-foot stern-wheeler. The cruise will depart from Pier 3 in San Francisco. DJs, drinks, snacks, and fun! To buy tickets, use the special GSC…
Graduate students ask questions at the Town Hall

March 7, 2012

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

February 17, 2012

Think of yourself as a Primary Source

Any day you may find yourself chatting (by phone or email or Facebook or even in person) with a student who is considering coming to Berkeley. You're here, on the ground. You know the campus from the inside, and you have a unique kind of credibility: you're a student now, doing the very thing your questioner is hoping to do, at one of the most desirable places in the world. To augment your knowledge of Berkeley's funding and more, we've prepared a detailed overview called Graduate Education at UC Berkeley.

February 17, 2012

Graduate funding opportunities for February, March, and beyond

Human Rights Center summer fellowships; Scholarships for children of California strawberry farmworkers; Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Fellowship; Fellowships offered by the Institute of International Studies (IIS); CONICYT/BECAS Chile multi-year scholarships; Fulbright Scholar Competition
Francoise Tourniaire

February 17, 2012

A Passport to Opportunity

Françoise Tourniaire Ph.D. ’84 has an adventurous spirit—except when it comes to the cold. That’s how Tourniaire, as a young math student from France, happened to land at UC Berkeley for a yearlong study-abroad program in 1979. Berkeley got the nod over chilly Cornell.