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Opportunities, Meetups and Workshops for Undocumented Graduate Students

Office for Graduate Diversity staff have coordinated a number of social and community-building opportunities for undocumented graduate students. Browse our offerings and indicate your interest! Wednesday, Aug. 18: New Graduate Student Orientation Session at 3:30 p.m. We will be hosting a session on…

AIGP Indigenous/Native Community Luncheon

UC Berkeley’s American Indian Graduate Program is hosting a luncheon for students who self-identify with the Native Community at Anthony Hall on August 26, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. This event will also be celebrating Anthony Hall as the UC Berkeley Native American Community Center on campus. …

What you need to know about the new UC Library Search

UC Library Search has officially landed. The new platform, launched Tuesday, July 27, makes it easier for you to find and borrow resources from libraries not just at Berkeley, but across the University of California system. Want to learn more? Let’s break…

Resuming In-Person Instruction and Services

To help you prepare for the new year, this article outlines what you need to know about guidelines for returning to campus this month. Please review all community health expectations before coming to campus. For graduate specific information, review the Graduate Division’s return-to-campus webpage. Resuming In-Person Instruction and…

Student Tech Updates + Free Loaner Laptops, Webcams, and More

Photo: Tony Tieu Free Loaner Laptops, Webcams & More – Students in need of a laptop or other technology hardware can apply to the Student Technology Equity Program (STEP) for a loaned device at no charge. STEP is now accepting applications on a rolling basis throughout the…

Helfand Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Public Health — 9/17/2021

The Audrey and William H. Helfand Fellowship in the History of Medicine and Public Health supports research using Academy Library resources for scholarly study of the history of medicine and public health with an emphasis on visual culture. It is intended specifically for a scholar in residence at the…

New Student Success Toolkit Launched

The Division of Student Affairs has launched an online Student Success Toolkit, which includes information about student resources such as Recreational Sports, campus housing, the ASUC Student Union, Office of the Registrar, and as well as community expectations and health requirements for the fall semester. The toolkit has been…

Submit Your Interest: Public Humanities Writing Workshop

The Townsend Center for the Humanities invites Berkeley PhD students across the humanities to share their thoughts on the topics and/or guests for a fall writing workshop. Over the last decade, the landscape for more thoughtful writing about culture has been transformed by the emergence of para-academic venues…
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NSF awards $10M to alliance to increase Indigenous participation in Higher Ed

A wide range of academic programing around food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) designed by and for Native Americans and other underrepresented student groups will expand substantially as a result of a new $10 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to the University of California, Berkeley and the University…
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How To Prepare For Campus This Fall

Dear Graduate Student Community, I’m greatly looking forward to welcoming you to campus again! As you prepare for the fall semester, we’ve compiled helpful information, curated by category, about what to expect this fall on our return-to-campus webpage. Additionally, the Graduate…

Looking for child care?

UC Berkeley’s Early Childhood Education Program (ECEP) is now enrolling children ages 2 to 4.5 for the 2021-2022 school year which begins on August 16, 2021. ECEP teaches UC Berkeley’s youngest students — children of faculty, staff, students, and community members alike. Each of the five…

NIH Postdoc Positions: Race-Related Stressors and Health Disparities

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Bethesda, MD and surround areas Position Description The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities is seeking two full-time postdoctoral fellows to join the Race-Related Stressors & Health Disparities Research Area. This area of research is housed in the Epidemiology…

Award-Winning Teaching Ideas from Berkeley GSIs

Enhance your teaching skills without reinventing the wheel: One-page, award-winning teaching ideas from Berkeley GSIs Every year, approximately 14 Outstanding GSIs receive the Teaching Effectiveness Award. In one-page essays, they describe a problem they encountered in teaching, a solution they devised to address it, and a method they…

Graduate Certificate Orientation Session – 7/21/21

We invite graduate students, GSAOs and Head Graduate Advisors to attend a virtual Graduate Certificate Orientation Session on July 21 from 3–4 p.m. to learn about several of Berkeley’s certificates available to master’s and doctoral students. Graduate certificates are a terrific opportunity for students to obtain interdisciplinary training and…

College of Marin Faculty Diversity Internship – 7/16/21

The College of Marin is accepting applications for the inaugural Faculty Diversity Internship Program. The Faculty Diversity Internship Program is intended to provide Interns with the opportunity to learn about College of Marin and the California Community College system from both inside and outside of the classroom. Interns will gain…

Blanket Waiver of Remote QEs to Continue Through Fall 2021

Through Fall 2021, the Graduate Council has extended its blanket exception to the rule that all members of milestone exams must attend in person; all members can attend either fully remotely or fully in person. “Hybrid” exams, in which some members…

Take A Short Survey On How Grad Div Should Offer Programs and Services

As the Graduate Division gears up for the fall, we would like to include your preferences in deciding which programs and services should be offered in person and which ones should continue to be provided remotely. To that end, we would be grateful if you would fill out this very…