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Ph.D. Student Will Teach New Degree-Credit Class at UCSB Extension in Ventura
UC Santa Barbara Extension will be offering degree-transferable courses this summer at its UCSB Extension Ventura Center, the first time since 2009, and a UCSB graduate student is among the UC-approved...
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GSA Election Results
Photo Credit: Vox Efx Thank you for voting in the 2012 Graduate Students Association election. The results are in! Here are some interesting notes: Only two members from the current GSA Executive...
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Congratulations to our Critical Language Scholarship Winners
We would like to extend our congratulations to three UCSB graduate students who were selected to receive Critical Language Scholarships from the U.S. Department of State: Silvia Ferreira, Comparative...
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MTD Bus Survey Deadline Is Friday, May 11
The life of a grad student consists of a combination of classes, work, research, and scraping by on minimal funds. We take for granted things like free access to recreation and MTD bus passes. However,...
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Honoring Dr. Clyde Woods
Please read below an invitation to a very special event being dedicated to the late Dr. Clyde Woods, Professor of Black Studies at UCSB. The event is sponsored by The Center for Black Studies Research...
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Alum Henley and His Wife Pledge $50 Million to UCSB, the Largest Donation in...
The Henleys and Yangs. Credit: Monie Photography You see evidence of their generosity every time you enter the UC Santa Barbara campus from the east and pass through Henley Gate. The gate is one of...
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Register to Vote for the California Primary Election on June 5
The future of this republic is in the hands of the American voter. ~Dwight D. Eisenhower At the Student Lobby Conference, one of the talking points for UCSB was our strength in numbers of registered...
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Graduate Student Ning Jiang Funds Clean Water Project with Crowdfunding
Ning Jiang, a Ph.D. student in the Bren School, works on her water filter projectNing Jiang, a second year student in the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management Ph.D. program, wants to...
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Dr. Travis Dixon Discusses Life in Academia
Dr. Travis Dixon, Photo Credit: UCLAThe Department of Communication recently brought alumnus Dr. Travis Dixon back to UCSB for an informal discussion on academic careers. Dixon received his Ph.D. in...
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Art History Grad Students Host Alumni Panel
Photo Credit: Sophia Quach McCabeThe UCSB History of Art and Architecture department recently welcomed back four of its graduate student alums for a career discussion panel. Amy Buono, Assistant...
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Grad Students, How Do You Use the Library? Take This Quick Survey
The hard-working staff members at the UCSB Library are constantly trying to make your experience there a productive, useful, and pleasant one. As grad students, you know how important and valuable this...
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Graduate Student Emmet Cullen: An Update
Editor’s Note: In February, the GradPost featured Emmet Cullen (“Graduate Student in the Spotlight: Emmet Cullen”). Emmet, an Army veteran who fought as a sniper in Iraq, is an Education master’s...
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Teaching with Technology: Dr. Duane Sears' Student-Driven Learning Model
With the vast amount of information available online, lecturing is becoming an insufficient model. Why should students sit through a three-hour class about ANCOVA analyses when they can type “ANCOVA”...
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Dr. Anne García-Romero Shares Job Search Tips for Faculty Positions
Kelli Coleman and Kellyn Johnson, graduate students in the Theater and Dance department, received funding from the Graduate Division (see article) to bring alumni Dr. Anne García-Romero back to campus...
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Congratulations to the Fiona Goodchild Award for Excellence as a Graduate...
Photo Credit: Microsoft OfficeCongratulations to two graduate students winners of the Fiona Goodchild Award for Excellence as a Graduate Student Mentor of Undergraduate Research! Here's the information...
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Linguistics Outreach Teaches "SKILLS" to Succeed in College
Photo Credit: SKILLSSKILLS (School Kids Investigating Language, Life, and Society) is an academic outreach program designed by linguistics and education faculty at UCSB. The program targets low-income...
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Katie Stuwe: Music and the Military Create the Perfect Harmony for This UCSB...
UCSB grad student Katie Stuwe holds a special gift: a framed flag given to her by her father on the occasion of his retirement from the Air Force in January 2011. The flag flew aboard B-52H aircraft on...
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Watch UCSB Commencement Ceremonies in Live Webcasts June 16-17
Photo credit: Patricia Marroquin Viewing the Commencement ceremonies of graduating UCSB students this weekend will be as easy as opening up your laptop. For those friends and family members who aren’t...
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Graduating on Sunday? With help from Dean Gale Morrison and other Graduate Division staff, we've put together a video with tips on how to hold your hood and what to do when you cross the stage. All...
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Prescribed Burn on UCSB’s Lagoon Island Planned for Week of July 21-27
A firefighter tends to a prescribed burn on UCSB's Lagoon Island in 2011. If you see smoke and flames coming from Lagoon Island one day during the week of July 21-27, don’t be alarmed. A prescribed...
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