graduate students

It is crucial to remember that seeking more benefits and support is not just for UC Berkeley’s sake — it’s for all the UC campuses.

This policy has been in place since 2010. It’s the end of 2022, and tens of thousands of academic workers represented by UAW local unions are on strike because the UC system isn’t negotiating fairly at the bargaining table to make progress on urgent issues of equity. It’s time for the UC system to show it values its workers from all backgrounds.

For all workers, a union would provide a direct line to the school to address topics that may be difficult and time-consuming to negotiate individually.

International GSIs are not the only victims if they're not rehired: Nearly every undergraduate benefits from the hard work and individual attention of GSIs.

With all of the work GSIs do for us, it is worthwhile to give them some support back, which many of you may already be doing. Here are some additional ways to support and appreciate your GSIs.

In order to support graduate students in the long term, the UC system must make a dedicated effort toward upholding academic progress by giving GSIs COLA.

UC Berkeley Housing has raised rents 4 to 6 percent this year, added parking fees in campus-run family housing and added an emotional distress clause to some rental agreements. Why isn’t the campus taking our concerns seriously?

While keeping research labs running and teaching undergraduates, graduate student instructors are trying to learn the skills to excel in their fields.

At a time when sexual misconduct is in the national spotlight, it is critical that UC Berkeley makes considerations specific to graduate students when addressing these issues.

Demonstrators at UC Berkeley took to Sproul Plaza on Wednesday to protest the House Republicans’ tax bill, in light of how it would impact graduate students.