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Getting the Mentoring You Need

The success of mentoring relationships depends not only on faculty but also on you as the mentee. Check out a dozen specific steps you can take to get the mentoring you need.
Graduate Student Resource Series

UCBe: Reoriented

A Spring series of workshops to help students get re-acquainted with campus resources. ​

Sciences Po Teaching Fellowship Positions

Sciences Po welcomes applications from post-doctoral and doctoral students close to their thesis submission for teaching positions on one of its three Anglophone undergraduate campuses in France: Reims, Menton or Le Havre. Each campus focuses on a world region and offers a 3-year Bachelor of Arts degree in History,…

Publish Your Articles in the New “Berkeley Graduate”

The Berkeley Graduate (TBG) is an online publication by, for, and about graduate and professional students sponsored by The Graduate Assembly. Formerly a print publication, and briefly an online daily site, the new TBG is looking to partner with other organizations and centers that serve graduate students in order to extend the visibility…

Grads of Color Ease Back — 1/19/2017

Thursday, January 19th 5 – 8:30 pm Anna Head Alumnae Hall, 2537 Haste Street Enjoy a free dinner and an opportunity to connect with Grads of Color as you ease back in. The Graduate Minority Student Project (a project of the Grad Assembly) will serve refreshments at 5…
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Welcome to 2017!

Professional development opportunities this semester include competing in Grad Slam for prizes and a chance to represent Berkeley at the high-profile UC-wide competition.

UCBe: A Berkeleyan

Learn about the unique arts, cultural, and culinary experiences available around Berkeley.

Science Outside the Lab Program

The National Science Foundation has made available supplemental funds to improve graduate student preparedness for entering the workforce. NSF supports science and engineering doctoral students in gaining additional educational opportunities and student training in order to help acquire experience, skills and knowledge in potential science, technology, engineering and mathematic careers. More information can…

Mig Vapor Scholarship — 5/31/2017

Mig Vapor creates products designed to help people reduce their dependency on tobacco. Each semester it awards scholarships to students who help bring awareness to the dangers of smoking. The award amount is $3,000 per semester. Scholarship recipients are selected through an essay contest. The winning essays will be selected on…

UC-HBCU Faculty Research Funding Opportunity to Impact Graduate Diversity — 3/15/2017

The UC-HBCU Initiative is a great opportunity to strengthen campus programs/departments, enhance research by expanding frames of reference, and to impact the academic pipeline. Learn about mentoring outstanding students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Launched in 2011 by the UC Office of the President, the UC-HBCU Initiative is a faculty grants program…

BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS) Consulting Info Sessions — 1/18/2017

Wednesday, January18, 2017, 5 – 6 pm Learn about exciting opportunities to participate in the BERC Innovative Solutions (BIS) Program for Spring 2017. BERC Innovative Solutions works to link company projects, with interdisciplinary teams of graduate students from the UC Berkeley campus. The program is dedicated to working…

Health Policy Research Scholars — 3/29/2017

The application period is open for Health Policy Research Scholars, a national leadership development program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Applicants must be: Entering the first or second year of their doctoral program in September of 2017 From any research-focused discipline From underrepresented populations and/or…

CSHE Spring Colloquium Series and a Visiting Scholar Seminar

The Center for Studies in Higher Education presents a visiting scholar seminar and the 2017 Spring Colloquium Series, a program of stimulating lectures and discussions on national and international issues shaping higher education today. All lectures take place on the UC Berkeley campus and are free of charge.

Solar Decathlon Club Seeks Students Interested in Construction & External Relations

Have experience in construction or media relations? The Solar Decathlon Club is working on a two-year Department of Energy competition in which an 800 square foot Net Zero Energy home will be designed and built in Richmond, California. The team begins construction in February and is seeking graduate students with experience in construction, specifically…

Pear VC Hosting $250K Entrepreneurship Challenge for UC Berkeley Students

Pear is partnering again with UC Berkeley to provide members of the University’s exceptional entrepreneurial community an opportunity to receive up to $250,000 in funding while becoming part of the Pear portfolio. To qualify, one member of each founding team must be either enrolled currently as a…

Berkeley Master of Financial Engineering Program: Information Sessions

The Berkeley Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) program invites you to join an information session on Berkeley’s campus. Learn how the MFE can help you leverage your training in computer science, engineering, physics, math, statistics, or economics to launch a career in finance/data science/fintech. The MFE alumni network and deep industry connections…