These events are designed to foster equity, inclusion, diversity, belonging and justice on the Berkeley campus.
Event sponsors include the Division of Equity & Inclusion, the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare, and the Graduate Division, along with their campus partners.
Upcoming Fall 2023 and yearlong events
Please check back regularly for additional offerings!
Graduate Admissions Institute
September 8, September 27, October 25
Graduate Division Initiative
The Graduate Admissions Institute provides information and resources to departments interested in diversifying their graduate student cohorts and promoting the values of equity, inclusion, justice and belonging across their academic programs. Workshops are virtual.
SCOTUS, Prop 209, and Graduate Admissions
September 8, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Register
Aligning Recruitment and Admissions
September 27, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Register
New Graduate Admissions Policy Revisited
October 25, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Register
Graduate Diversity Leadership Academy
Check back for 2023-24 details
Graduate Division Initiative
The Graduate Diversity Leadership Academy is a yearlong effort designed to help equip departments to focus on the domains of admissions, belonging, climate, and data for equity. Academy content is designed to align with the lifecycle of graduate education during the academic year.
Faculty Link Identity Gatherings
October 19, November 14, December 6
Faculty Link Program
These informal gatherings are an opportunity for faculty with particular identities to come together in community, get to know other faculty, and share resources and support. Each is hosted by one or two Faculty Link Core Advisors. Gathering topics change each semester.
10/19: Southwest Asian/Middle Eastern/North African Faculty Gathering
11/14: Gathering for Faculty Parents
12/6: Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty Gathering
I Need Money: Uncovering strategies for getting funding
September 21, 2023, 11:45 - 1:30
Faculty Link Program
This forum is for faculty who have research projects that they want to find funding for. Faculty Core Advisors will discuss strategies that have been successful for them, and lead discussion on topics such as: How much money and time is needed? Should you always start with a small pilot, seed project, or just go big? Which are the right funders to approach, and how can you get them interested in your ideas? Does it make sense to keep your project on the Berkeley campus, or collaborate with researchers at other institutions?
Finding your people:
Strategies for building new connections across the faculty career
October 16, 2023, 11:45 - 1:30
Faculty Link Program
In this forum we will discuss both formal and informal strategies for building valuable new connections (to individuals, campus offices, programs, industry, professional societies) at different points in your faculty career. Faculty Core Advisors will share benefits that such connections provide, along with different needs at different career stages. We will also discuss how to proactively strategize, for example, anticipating what kinds of new connections will most benefit you when you first have tenure, which will be most helpful as you make the transition to full professor, and which can best support your overall career success and sense of satisfaction.
Pursuit of rigor and integrity in research (in any field/discipline)
November 9, 2023, 11:45 - 1:30
Faculty Link Program
Faculty Core Advisors will discuss ideas for preventive measures to support the integrity of the research you conduct or supervise. From book-based disciplines, to graduate groups, to running labs, we will discuss ideas and policies to reduce the risk of human error, avoid the perception of research fraud, and offer specific practices for preventing error/misconduct by creating and monitoring our own ethics. Core Advisors will discuss our responsibilities, offer strategies for faculty who rely on doctoral students and postdocs for statistical analyses, and discuss options for responding if concerns about research integrity are raised.
B4: Building Belonging @ Berkeley and Beyond
Quarterly dialogue sessions
Division of Equity & Inclusion Initiative
A Virtual Dialogue Series focused on developing transformative practitioners, educators, and learners. to move toward anti-oppressive action.
2023-24 details forthcoming
Recordings of past sessions are available on the B4 webpage. Recordings include: Disability Justice (2 sessions); Building a Culture of Safety; Beyond Land Acknoweldgements.