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Join Amanda Pinheiro for a workshop on developing your skills as an international TA. Drawing on her experience as the founder of UCSB’s International Teaching Assistants Association, the Lead TA in Global Studies, and as Instructor of Record, Amanda will discuss the challenges that iTAs have encountered and how to overcome them. All are welcome!

Doing your taxes? Sign up now for our financial literacy workshop on March 3rd to learn about resources, credits, and deductions for graduate students. Read on to learn more and to RSVP!

Have you ever thought about working for yourself? Maybe you want to start your own business, or perhaps you’re thinking of being a solopreneur. Join Beyond the Professoriate on February 26th to learn what every PhD should know about starting their own business or launching a career as a freelancer.

Check out the new website for UC Santa Barbara's Graduate Division! The URL for the site will remain the same (https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu), but we hope the new design will make it easier for users to find essential information and resources. Read on to learn more!

UCSB's Office of Research is seeking a postdoc or graduate student who is interested in learning more about the grant writing and proposal development process. This as an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to gain understanding of research administration, funding agencies, and grant writing. Read on to learn more!

Interested in exploring careers in non-academic settings? Want to learn more about career development and expand your network? Save the dates for the 2021 UCSB Beyond Academia Conference! This year's conference will be take place in an entirely virtual setting over a 2-week span (April 5-9 & April 12-16).

RCSGD staff are seeking to learn what barriers exist that negatively impact LGBTQIA+ students' academic success while at UC Santa Barbara. Their goal is to identify these barriers, so they can continue to remove them or to create resources and structures that will help students circumvent these challenges as they continue toward graduation. Read on to learn more!

UCLA's 25th annual Healthcare Symposium will take place on Zoom on Saturday, February 13 and Saturday, February 20 from 9am - 12pm PST. The symposium will address the underlying health disparity, mental health, incarceration, and racism issues that permeate the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees can win Amazon gift cards. Read on to learn more!

If you are considering entering the job market any time soon, a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile is a must-have. Join this workshop on February 25th to learn how to maximize this tool in order to look for jobs, network with potential employers, and connect with others in the professional domain.

Did you know? UCSB's Rapid Rehousing Program offers assistance to students with housing needs by offering transitional housing, housing vouchers, and case management. Read on to learn more!

Do you live in Family Housing? Don't miss the GSA's Sweet Giveaway this Friday, February 12th from 12-2 pm at Storke Community Center! Cupcakes are first come, first serve.

The Graduate Division is excited to announce two graduate writing courses GRAD/WRIT 282AA (Thesis and Dissertation Structured Writing Communities) and GRAD/WRIT 283AA (Preparing for the Academic Job Market) for the Spring 2021 quarter from Dr. Robby Nadler, the Graduate Division’s Academic, Professional, and Technical Graduate Writing Development Director. Read on for more details!

Check out this special roundtable discussion on February 11th with W. Kamau Bell, host of CNN's United Shades of America and author of The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell. Students are invited to bring their questions, comments, and thoughts to the virtual table. Read on to learn more!

Student parents: are you running out of ideas to keep your kids entertained during COVID-19? The Non-Traditional Student Resource Center (NTSRC) is here to help! Register for the NTSRC’s Oobleck night (Feb 10th) featuring a book reading, craft project, and science experiment all in one. Read on to learn more!

Please join the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for its 2020-2021 series "Addressing Slavery" on Wednesday, February 10 at 12pm. The talk will be delivered by Dr. Errol Henderson and is titled, "The Revolution Will Not Be Theorized: Cultural Revolution in the Black Power Era." Read on for more information!