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A new chapter for PPFP: Program transitions to UC San Diego

After 17 years with UC Berkeley’s Division of Equity and Inclusion, the program begins a new chapter at UC San Diego.

The University of California’s President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) has transitioned from UC Berkeley’s Division of Equity and Inclusion to UC San Diego Division of...

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Staff Spotlight: Omoye Akhile (she/her)

Senior Financial Analyst How long have you been at Berkeley?

I am thrilled to have joined UC Berkeley six weeks ago and I am eager to contribute to and ensure the institution's inspiring mission and principles of community.

What do you love most about working here?

I am deeply inspired by the...

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Staff Spotlight: Marcia Garcia (she/her)

Associate Director of Basic Needs How long have you been at Berkeley?

I arrived at Berkeley in 2019 while I was getting my Master's in Public Policy at the Goldman School. I started my time at the Basic Needs Center in my second semester of graduate school and have been here ever since! After...

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SSWANA Living Learning Community wins national award for APIDA Student Success

The South Asian, Southwest Asian, and North African (SSWANA) Living Learning Community at UC Berkeley has been named the 2026 recipient of the Outstanding Program/Initiative for APIDA Student Success Award by the Asian Pacific American Network (APAN) of ACPA – College Student Educators International...

A diverse group of six female students sit together on wide stone steps outside a campus building, smiling for a photo.

Celebrating Disability Awareness Month

Each October, we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) and Disability Awareness Month, honoring the valuable contributions that students, faculty, and staff with disabilities bring to our community. As the birthplace of the disability rights movement, UC Berkeley...

Three staff members from UC Berkeley's Disabled Students' Program (DSP) smiling and posing together outside their office.