Graduate Student Instructor

In recent years, Critical Race Theory, or CRT, has become a point of contention across the U.S. as many states seek to ban teaching it in schools. The discussion surrounding CRT can vary depending on where it takes place, as many definitions exist.

Although Fang Xu, a long-time lecturer and researcher in the Interdisciplinary Studies Field at UC Berkeley, possesses extensive academic achievements and credentials, she is unable to spearhead her own research projects.

United Auto Workers Local 2865 filed an unfair labor practice charge Monday alleging that the UC system violated its labor contract by making a decision to only hire UC Berkeley graduate students residing in the United States for the upcoming fall semester.

As the percentage of student instructors employed for less than 25% of a full-time schedule continues to increase, campus administrators need to be more mindful of their needs. 

My academic transition to UC Berkeley went smoothly because community college adequately prepared me.

A year ago, an anonymous graduate student instructor, or GSI, found himself uncomfortable when his undergraduate student asked for a hug, stating that the GSI was “more of a classmate” than an instructor.