Communities and belonging spaces

Berkeley Underground Scholars(link is external) (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(link is external) (USI) was created to support all prospective and current UC Berkeley students impacted by issues...

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

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

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.

Miller Scholars(link is external)(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...

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