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UCSB's Undocumented Student Services will hold a community forum on DACA updates on Friday, September 8, and the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center will host a webinar on DACA on Wednesday September 13. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to both events.

Diversity statements are becoming more and more common in the application process, especially for California colleges. But what is ​it and how do you write one? In this workshop, you will look at ​diversity statement examples and learn what you should include when writing your own.

Join Versatile PhD for their first-ever Ask Me Anything event with Dr. Desney Tan from Microsoft Health. The forum is open for three days and is a great format to ask questions and have discussions similar to informational interviews, from the comfort of your own computer!

Doctoral students and prospective doctoral students from universities abroad are currently eligible to apply for funding to visit the University of Cologne Faculty of Arts and Humanities for stays ranging from 5 days to 3 months. Deadline is September 29, 2017.

TED is looking for early career, visionary thinkers from around the world to join the Fellows program at the upcoming TED2018 conference in Vancouver. Applications close September 10.

The Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellowship program prepares fellows for entry into academic faculty positions. The program at Vanderbilt University provides 2 years of stipend, benefits, travel funding, and research allowance. Deadline is November 1, 2017.

After School Languages, an elementary-school program that provides extracurricular language classes to K-6th graders, is looking to hire class instructors and private tutors. The application deadline for the upcoming Fall quarter is September 5.

If you're applying for a teaching-focused academic job, you will almost certainly be asked to provide a teaching philosophy statement. So what is it and how do you even begin to describe your own philosophy? Come to our workshop to find out!

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) awards fellowships and grants up to $23,000 for study and/or research in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Deadline is November 1, 2017.

Two Finding Funding Workshops will be help in San Clemente Villages Graduate Apartments in September. Sign up now to get a head start on upcoming Fall Quarter funding announcements!

The Office of Coastal Management at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Associations provides fellowship opportunities for graduate students and recent recipients of graduate degrees interested in coastal, marine, and environmental management or research. Earliest deadline is November 1.

The Office of Summer Sessions is recruiting graduate students to design and teach 4-week pre-college program courses in Summer 2018. Apply by October 2 for primary consideration.

Collaborate at UCSB is looking to hire a tech-savvy and service-oriented graduate student for their Instructional Design Assistant positions. These 25% positions provide specialized consultations for GauchoSpace and other instructional technology tools and software. Apply today!

Join us for our last Lunch & Learn ​of the summer, featuring talks by graduate students in Communication and Ecology, Evolution, & Marine Biology! Come enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from grad students across the campus.

When entering the non-academic job market, having relevant job experience is just as important as your degree in setting yourself apart from other applicants. This workshop will cover how to find and pursue job and internship opportunities that can be done alongside your graduate work.