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You don't have to write in isolation! Starting April 11, come write alongside your fellow grad students in the Graduate Writers' Room. Featuring comfortable seating, snacks, and the best free coffee on campus!

NOTE: This workshop has been cancelled. Please contact Rickie Smith with any questions.

The facilitators from our recent presentation and slide design workshops have created dedicated websites with information and resources that you can access anytime.

The system-wide event will bring students from all 10 campuses to Silicon Valley to present their climate science and carbon reduction research in three-minute pitches and posters at a live competition before a panel of esteemed judges and guests for a chance to win cash prizes.

Morgan James Luker will present material from an initial exploration of the Pecourt Collection, including several historic audio recordings, and discuss their importance for rethinking the history of tango.

Nominations are now open for the Dixon-Levy GSA Service Award. All graduate students, undergraduates, administration, faculty, and staff are eligible to be nominated. The nomination deadline is May 2.

The UCSB Library’s Scholarly Publishing and Communication Discussion List is for sharing information about the changes, trends, developments, issues, and challenges that impact researchers, the Library, and the university.

The Office of International Students and Scholars offers free English conversation class to the UCSB community.

The spring quarter is all about recognizing the amazing work of UCSB's graduate students. This year, we've got more events, more prizes, and more ways for you to get involved!

Don't miss the Best Graduate Campus Event ever! Why? Because it has cheese, and wine, and ​did I mention ​that it's free?

RSVP now to attend the Financial Literacy workshop on taxes, led by Funding Peer Steph Griffin on Wednesday, March 30, at 11 a.m. in the SRB.

Enjoy free lunch and a chance to socialize with and learn from graduate students across the campus at this month's Lunch & Learn!

Nominations are now open for two awards honoring graduate students who have distinguished themselves as mentors of undergraduates. The Graduate Division invites nominations from academic departments, programs, and research units, as well as individual faculty and undergraduate research and graduate preparatory programs.

The Graduate Division welcomes Ryan Sims into the new role of Graduate Academic Counselor. Ryan will be developing, organizing, and evaluating a range of case-management services and programming for graduate students experiencing academic or personal difficulties.

The Graduate Division has a lot in store for graduate students this spring. Check out our programming overview and mark your calendars!