This two-year program is open to graduating UC Berkeley PhDs interested in higher ed admin careers. Gain hands-on leadership experience right here on campus. Submit your CV and two references. Applications due tomorrow, June 13! bit.ly/3SBHjqe#FellowshipFridays#BerkeleyGraduateStudents.
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Summer #FellowshipFridays are back! Each Friday, we're sharing fellowship and funding opportunities for #BerkeleyGraduateStudents. Follow along all summer for resources and deadlines.
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Now available on demand: Jules Gill-Peterson examines transgender rights, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the origins of political transphobia in American life. A powerful conversation made possible through #BerkeleyGraduateStudents. Watch: bit.ly/4dZxsTD
Help us cheer on Berkeley Grad Slam champion Carla Bassil as she competes in the Ivy Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition on June 10, 12โ2 p.m. PDT. Carla will present her research alongside graduate researchers from leading institutions across the country. Register to watch the virtual event: bit.ly/4en9l1g#GoBears#3MT#BerkeleyGraduateStudents
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Thrive as a grad student this summer by taking advantage of resources designed to support your academic, professional, and personal growth. Whether you're planning ahead, building skills, or finding community, Berkeley has you covered. bit.ly/4ema2I8#GradLifeAtBerkeley#ResourcesForGradStudents
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๐ข UC students, staff & faculty: Apply now for the 2026โ2027 VOICE Initiative! Get up to $5,000 for projects on free expression, civic engagement & more.
Deadline: June 9 ๐ Apply: buff.ly/eAOUkXh
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Starting June 3, join us every Wednesday from 11 AMโ12:30 PM for our Summer Writing Workshop Series for Graduate Students. Strengthen your academic writing skills at every stage, from prewriting to revision. bit.ly/4o1HxCU#BerkeleyGraduateStudents#GradLifeAtBerkeley
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Navigating the Bay Area rental market can be intimidating. We're here to help you find the option that best fits your needs and interests! Register for an upcoming session to get tips and resources for finding your next place. bit.ly/4wPRjft#housing#GradLifeAtBerkeley#BerkeleyGraduateStudents
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Need accountability and community for your summer writing goals? Join the Summer Graduate Writing Community, a virtual space for #BerkeleyGraduateStudents to build writing habits, set goals, and support each other. Register by tomorrow, May 27 at 5 PM PT!
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Yesterday, @RiceUniversity President @RDesRoches made his way back to campus to give the keynote speech at our doctoral ceremony! He shared some words of wisdom for our new Ph.D. grads! ๐๐ #BEGrad26#CalGrad
Looks like we made it! Happy commencement to our @Cal_engineer@berkeleycee PhD graduates. The journey was long, but well worth it. We loved that you took us along for the ride at UC Berkeley, but now we're excited to see where you begin the adventure!
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Graduated from @UCBerkeley with a Master of #Engieering in #Bioengineering with focus on #AI for #science๐ป
Very grateful for my team and all the people I met along the way who helped me grow, fail, build, and rise again.
โThough I have fallen, I will arise.โ
@Cal_Engineer
We caught up with NASA astronaut Warren โWoodyโ Hoburg (M.S.โ11, Ph.D.โ13 EECS) ahead of his keynote speech at our baccalaureate commencement!
He had some words of advice for our new grads โ and our first aerospace engineering cohort in particular. ๐ #BEGrad26
"Having an intellectual home โ pursuing a PhD at all โ is an enormous privilege. This is one of the rare seasons of life where you get to take the ideas that keep you up at night and actually pursue them." - Ph.D. speaker Tonya Nguyen
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One of our favorite moments during todayโs doctoral commencement? Student speaker Megan Teng (Ph.D.โ26 ME) acknowledging her grandmotherโs impact on her work โ and encouraging all of our Ph.D. grads to wave to their loved ones on our livestream.