Communities and belonging spaces

Concerns for campus communities that may be underrepresented or marginalized. Please click on a topic category below to begin.

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Campus inclusion programs

Numerous campus-wide and population-specific equity and inclusion initiatives are underway on campus.

First Generation Students

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), in the Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), provides first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented college students with the guidance and resources necessary to succeed. TRIO Student Support Services (SSS),...

Formerly incarcerated students

Berkeley Underground Scholars (BUS) creates a pathway for incarcerated, formerly incarcerated and system-impacted individuals into higher education. They work to build a prison-to-school pipeline through recruitment, retention, and advocacy. BUS is an academic support program. The Underground Scholars Initiative (USI) was created to support all prospective and current UC Berkeley students impacted by issues...

Foster youth (current and former)

Berkeley Hope Scholars, in the Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), is an academic retention program at UC Berkeley supporting all incoming freshman, transfer, graduate, and continuing students who are current and former foster youth, probation youth, or were orphaned before the age of 18.

International students and employees

Information and support is available for the international students and employees of UC Berkeley.

LGBTQ+ communities

Services, resources, and community support are available to LGBTQ+ staff, faculty and academic appointees, postdocs, and students.

People who are pregnant, parents, caregivers

The university offers a range of resources for staff, faculty and academic appointees, postdocs, and students who are pregnant, parenting, or caregiving.

People with disabilities

Students and employees with disabilities have the right to request reasonable accommodation and services.

Religious & spiritual communities

UC Berkeley welcomes students and employees of many cultures, faith backgrounds, and beliefs. Resources and community spaces are available for many religious, faith-based, and cultural communities on campus.

Spaces of belonging

Starting points for students and employees to find spaces of belonging.

Transfer students

Miller Scholars(link is external) (the George A. Miller Scholars Program) provides outstanding community college transfer students the opportunity to develop leadership, research and/or community service skills and apply them in practice. Every year ten low-income, first-generation students are selected based on their leadership potential, academic excellence, and commitment to community service and...

Undergraduates over age 25

The Re-entry Student Program, in the Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), provides services and resources for the population of undergraduate students at Berkeley ages 25 and older.

Undocumented communities

The University of California welcomes and supports all individuals without regard to their immigration status. Resources are available to undocumented members of our community.

Veterans, reservists, and active duty service members

Veterans, reservists, and active service members Cal Veteran Services Center, in the Centers for Educational Equity and Excellence (CE3), is dedicated to providing programs and services in support of the academic and personal success of student veterans. Berkeley Career Engagement provides career...