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Dr. David Marshall Appointed UCSB Executive Vice Chancellor; Dr. John...
Two appointments have been announced recently to the UC Santa Barbara campus community. After an extensive national search, Dr. David Marshall, the Michael Douglas Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts and...
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks UCSB No. 10 on Its List of Top Public National...
UC Santa Barbara is among the best public universities in the nation, once again ranking highly on U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of the “Top 30 Public National Universities.” UCSB was...
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What You Need to Know About the University of California's Employment...
Credit: cybrarian77 If you are an academic student employee at UCSB, you sign a contract that spells out the terms of your employment. Periodically, some major parts of this contract undergo revisions...
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UCSB Makes List of 25 Healthiest Colleges in the U.S.
Credit: Patricia MarroquinUCSB has continued to add to its list of honors with an acknowledgement on the list of The 25 Healthiest Colleges in the U.S. Referencing the “natural beauty” of the campus,...
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UC Santa Barbara Is Rising in the Rankings
No. 10 on U.S. News & World Report’s list of Top National Public Universities? Check. UCSB’s Materials program No. 1 on the magazine’s list of top graduate and professional programs at public...
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The Disney Life of UCSB Art History Ph.D. Student Maggie Bell
Maggie Bell at San Gimignano, Italy, this summer. Credit: Maggie BellIf Maggie Bell’s life were a movie, it would probably be a Disney film. In this film, you would see a young Maggie and her little...
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Who’s New at UCSB? We Introduce You to Our Incoming Graduate Student Cohort
UCSB will soon welcome 758 new graduate students into its ranks. These incoming students are diverse in many ways, such as their ages, countries of origin, and fields of study. Here, we break down the...
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Secrets of Grad Student Success Shared at Graduate Orientation
Carol Genetti, Dean of the UCSB Graduate Division, welcomed students to Orientation and told them about annual events such as the award-winning Grad Slam. Credit: Patricia Marroquin Kyle Crocco...
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New TAs Prepare for Their Students at Annual TA Orientation
New TAs gathered in Campbell Hall for Orientation. Credit: Patricia MarroquinIt’s a new school year at UC Santa Barbara, which brings with it many new students, both graduate and undergraduate. Many...
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UCSB Graduate Students Express Pride in Nobel Prize Achievement of Professor...
Shuji Nakamura, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in efficient blue light-emitting diodes, takes questions from the audience at a news conference at UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday....
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New Students of Color Welcome Reception, October 28
To continue to create community and foster the development of students of diverse backgrounds, the Graduate Division will host a reception specifically to celebrate graduate students of color on our...
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Survey Finds Strong Career Satisfaction and High Employment Rates Among UC...
University of California Ph.D. alums report career success and strong satisfaction with the graduate school education that contributed to that success, according to results of a comprehensive survey of...
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Peer Advisors' Office Hours for Fall 2014
The Graduate Division's Peer Advisors are here to help you! Each peer keeps office hours in the Graduate Student Resource Center, which is located in the Student Resource Building Room 1215....
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Education Ph.D. Student Priscilla Pereschica
Priscilla and her grandmotherWherever she is – in class, on the soccer field, or at work in UCSB's Judicial Affaris office – you can bet that Priscilla Pereschica will be working hard at whatever she's...
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Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Eva Wheeler Follows Her 'New Plan for...
Eva Wheeler is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her dissertation research centers on racial terms in the Dominican Republic. At right, she takes a break from her studies by...
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Warren Buffett Business Partner Charles Munger Donates $65 Million for KITP...
The three-story, 61-bed KITP Residence is expected to take two years to build. Credit: Courtesy of Murray Duncan Architects Charles Munger has called physics “vitally important” with “collateral...
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Coming Soon to The GradPost: 'The Doctor Is In' Advice Column
Source image credit: statue-of-libertyThe GradPost has written extensively about the importance of mentoring relationships in graduate school. Indeed, over the last decade or so, it has become...
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Graduate Division Seeks Diversity and Outreach Peer for 2014-15
The UCSB Graduate Division is currently accepting applications for its Diversity and Outreach Graduate Peer Advisor position for the 2014-15 academic year. This position may be extended. The Diversity...
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The Doctor Is In: November 2014 Edition
Source image credit: statue-of-libertWelcome to the inaugural edition of The Doctor Is In, a recurring column on The GradPost where UCSB faculty answer graduate students' questions about life in...
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Investor Christian Felipe Gives $1 Million Gift to UCSB's Technology...
Christian Felipe. Credit: Spencer Bruttig, Office of Public Affairs and CommunicationsInvestor Christian Felipe has given a $1 million endowment to UCSB’s Technology Management Program in support of...
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