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December 10, 2025

Funding opportunity: Big C Student Initiated Projects

Call for Proposals! 2025-26 Big C Student Initiated Projects Applications are due Monday, January 19, 2026, 11:59 pm  Call for Proposals! 2025-26 Big C Student Initiated Projects What is the Big C? Passed by student referenda in April 2017 and renewed…
UC Berkeley Campus

December 10, 2025

Food, Housing, and Healthcare: Updates for Grad Students

As the year ends, our office and the Basic Needs Center want to update you on how recent changes might affect your access to essential resources like food assistance, housing support and healthcare. Below you can find an outline of specific campus resources to help you.
Students studying in the Bancroft Library

December 9, 2025

Making the Most of Your Winter Break for Professional Development

Winter break is finally here—a chance to take a breather after a hectic semester. But it can also be a strategic moment to invest in your professional growth. Without the usual demands of classes, research, or teaching, you have the space to think about your next steps, build new skills, and refocus on your career goals. Here’s how to make the most of your time off.
student studying at the inclusive excellence hub

December 4, 2025

Three Tips for Establishing a Daily Writing Routine

Students often single out finding time to write as one of the key time-management challenges of graduate school. With the various responsibilities of being a graduate student, including teaching, seminars, and conferences, writing can often fall by the wayside. A key strategy for combating resistance to writing is learning how to establish a daily writing routine.
UC Berkeley campus view

November 20, 2025

Hurricane Melissa Support for Students

We recognize that, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, there are students who are still navigating its impact on their lives.  We are reaching out with assistance during this difficult period.
Students studying in the Bancroft Library

November 20, 2025

Support for CalFresh Delays

SNAP/CalFresh distribution was delayed this month. If your financial situation has been affected by this delay, here are some resources you can access.
female student in white shirt smiling at another student in blue shirt while sitting at a table during a conference

November 20, 2025

Looking for Work? Why You Need a Handshake Account!

In recent years, graduate students have found themselves navigating a dynamic job market that can make exploring and preparing for careers challenging. Handshake is a key tool that graduate students can use to ease this process.
Jaquesta Adams standing side by side to her research on oxytocin

November 10, 2025

Develop Your Presentation Skills through Grad Slam!

Jaquesta Adams, a fifth-year PhD candidate in chemistry, became Berkeley's 2025 Grad Slam Champion for her presentation "Illuminating Oxytocin: How Nanosensors ‘Listen In’ On the Brain’s Chemical Conversations."
Lisa Garcia Bedolla headshot for spring 2025

October 29, 2025

With Pride and Gratitude

Like many of you, I’ve felt the pace and intensity of this moment—and I want to pause to acknowledge your dedication, perseverance, and the incredible spirit you bring to our community. In the midst of everything, our shared commitment to knowledge, integrity, and the public good continues to shine.
room of faculty members

October 29, 2025

At Capacity: An Interactive Theater Program

Join the GSI Teaching & Resource Center, the Berkeley Interactive Theater, and the Disability Cultural Community Center for an engaging and critical session on these topics!
Diversity and community fellow speaking in front of a grad student orientation.

October 27, 2025

UC Berkeley Bioscience Quals Preparation Program

The Quals Preparation Program (QPP) is a partnership between the Office for Graduate Diversity and the UC Berkeley Bioscience Quals Preparation Program. The program is structured to provide weekly workshops for Ph.D. students in the biosciences at UC Berkeley preparing for their qualifying exam.
rows of books and students sitting in a library

October 17, 2025

Support resources available to students

We know that many students are struggling with the numerous tragic circumstances we are facing at the local, national, and global levels. Seeing human suffering, in any form, especially when you do not have the ability to address it, can be incredibly painful. During this extraordinarily difficult time, please be certain to support yourself and be sensitive to the needs of others in our community who may be experiencing fear, pain, and/or grief.
students walking through sather gate

October 16, 2025

Introducing the GSI Teaching & Resource Center Peer Team

Meet the GSI Teaching & Resource Center’s Peer Teaching Consultants and Postdoc Fellows! If you have taken part in any of the programs of the GSI Teaching & Resource Center, you’ll know that our work benefits tremendously from the expertise of current and former graduate students. And this…