Welcome to the graduate pages of the Diversity website! I encourage you to learn as much as you can about the Berkeley campus, its many excellent academic programs, and the many programs available to support your pursuit of a graduate education. You will find that diversity is an integral component of the excellence of Berkeley. Powers of critical thinking are at their sharpest when informed by different perspectives.

Over the past five years, Berkeley has led the nation in awarding the highest numbers of doctorates to students who are historically underrepresented in graduate education. In addition to our Graduate Diversity Program, we are the first major research university to establish diversity coordinators in our academic departments. Their proven, discipline-specific outreach and retention efforts continue to help increase graduate opportunities for historically underrepresented students at Berkeley.

If you are a prospective student, please consider visiting the campus and meeting with our faculty, students, and staff. When you meet us, you'll see: diversity is an integral component of the excellence we value so highly at Berkeley.

Andrew J. Szeri, Dean
UC Berkeley Graduate Division

• Additional Information

• Announcement: Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) is currently hiring an IDEAL Student Services Coordinator – STEM Advisor. This is a great opportunity for a current graduate student in the STEM field. Read more here.

 

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"Nuanced perspectives and new angles of inquiry can only result from prioritizing diversity and inclusion. The demise of US competitiveness and global cultural literacy are the visible consequences of homogenous ideation borne of sterile social contexts."
- James Battle, 3rd year doctoral student