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International communities

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

Protesting safely on campus

Free expression is encouraged but must not interfere with the University operation, teaching and other’s rights to expression and may not damage/impede University property. Campus regulations govern the time, place, and manner of public expression on University property.

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.

Navigating safely around campus

Resources are available to staff, faculty and academic appointees, postdocs, and students who have concerns about navigating or getting around campus safely, including at night.

Affinity spaces

Starting points for students and employees to find affinity spaces.

Campus equity and inclusion initiatives

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

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...

Campus emergency notifications (WarnMe)

Staff, faculty and academic appointees, postdocs, and students have multiple ways to be notified of emergencies.

Campus building and housing concerns

Facilities concerns include maintenance requests, building systems or utility shutdowns, lost keys, help with electronic access to buildings. There are different resources depending on whether your concern is about campus residences or academic/administrative buildings.

Mental health

Seeking help when you or someone you know is struggling with mental health is an act of courage and care. Mental health services are available on campus to staff, faculty and academic appointees, postdocs, and students. You can also get help for someone you are concerned about.