Wellness and Work-life Balance

UCSB’s Black Graduate Student Association and Graduate Student Associations will host a Graduate Student of Color Luncheon in the GSA Lounge on Thursday, February 2, at 11:30 a.m.

"13th" is a documentary examining how the criminal justice system in the United States has continued the legacy of slavery, which the 13th amendment sought to end. A discussion will immediately follow the free screening of the film at the MultiCultural Center.

A group of graduate students from the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management researching the Carbon Neutrality Initiative at UCSB is looking for participants for a January 31 focus group regarding laboratory practices.

Read the following letter from Simran Singh, Director of UCSB's Office of International Students and Scholars, offering reassurance and guidance to the international student community here on campus.

UCSB’s Women of Color Circle will host the "Survived and Punished Teach-In," which will address the criminalization of black girls and womxn and girls and womxn of color who have experienced domestic and sexual violence, part of the larger prison pipeline problem.

Counseling and Psychological Services is offering a support group in Mandarin in order to provide a safe space for international students to create their own community and offer an opportunity for students to strengthen interpersonal skills and relate to each other at a deeper level.

UCSB's Counseling and Psychological Services is hosting an array of group therapy, workshop, and seminar offerings this quarter, including their "Riding the Wave" workshop series exclusively designed to help graduate students navigate the ups and downs of grad school with greater ease.

Affinity Grad Mixers – sponsored by the Graduate Student Apartment Community Council, Graduate Division, and CAPS – will host mixers on January 23, 24, and 26. All mixers will provide appetizers and a space for building community with other graduate students from diverse backgrounds.

Author and anti-racist activist Tim Wise will give a talk as part of UCSB's Resilient Love in a Time of Hate series that will focus on meaningful ways in which white Americans can be allies to communities of color. This event is free and will be followed by a Q&A session with Wise.

The UCSB Black Graduate Student Association provides academic support and social resources that meet the needs of Black graduate students and is committed to student mentorship, research, and service opportunities.

Join us for Immigration Awareness Week! Throughout the week of January 23-27, there will be various events dedicated to raising consciousness on the issues affecting undocumented immigrants.

Tricia Rose, author of "The Hip Hop Wars," "Longing to Tell," and "Black Noise," will discuss the current climate of the US and how love, justice, and imagination all play a part of the current times.

Is the stress of the winter quarter already setting in? Join your fellow grads for a free yoga event sponsored by Health & Wellness. The first six guests will also receive a free mat!

Get your free copy of this year's UCSB Reads book, "Into the Beautiful North," at a free giveaway event featuring UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang, Executive Vice Chancellor David Marshall, and University Librarian Denise Stephens.

The Day of Democratic Education will be a series of panels and discussions at Corwin Pavilion, featuring over 50 faculty and graduate students leading talks in the form of dialogic panel discussions around themes highlighted by the recent election.