You are invited to a free Reading Comprehension LSAT Workshop presented by TestMasters, the leader in high-end LSAT preparation.
When: February 10, 2026 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Pacific Time on Zoom
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://www.testmasters.net/workshop/v6yeng
The workshop will be conducted by Michael La Masse, a veteran TestMasters instructor with an official LSAT score of 177 and 13 years of LSAT teaching experience. Attendees will be challenged with a series of difficult LSAT reading comp questions and Michael will demonstrate the most effective methods for tackling them.
If you are interested in law school and want to crush the LSAT, don't miss this great opportunity. RSVP now to save your spot!
The Shakespeare Society at UC Berkeley is recruiting new members ! We are a student organization interested in making Shakespeare enjoyable and accessible through academic office hours, theatre productions, film and media, a semesterly publication of Shakespeare-related works, and more.
If you are interested in exploring Shakespeare (regardless of your previous interactions / expertise with his works) we invite you to join our organization ! In the spirit of accessibility, we are a blue-heart group, meaning we accept anyone who wants to join and is willing to assist and accompany us in our projects.
To join us, please fill out this application form.
We accept rolling applications, but our soft deadline for Spring 2026 participation is Friday, February 27th at midnight
For any questions or further information, please contact us at shakespearesoc@berkeley.edu
Free Academic Writing Support Started Monday, February 2nd!
Come talk through your writing with someone who knows what it is like to write at Cal! The friendly tutors at theStudent Learning Center Writing Program are here to discuss your prompts, ideas, and drafts, at any stage of your process. Book anAppointment (bit.ly/writingappt), visitDrop-in (bit.ly/slcwpdt), or sign up for Weekly (bit.ly/slcwpwt). All services are free, and start Monday, February 2nd. We can’t wait to talk with you!
Nominees must have been GSIs during Sp25, Su25, or Fa25. The criteria for evaluation include capacity to motivate students; command of subject matter; skill in organizing, clarifying, and developing course material; and helpfulness to the instructor. Length of service also counts, so someone who has only served once as a GSI would not ordinarily be nominated.
GSIs are only able to win the Outstanding GSI award one time during their graduate careers.
Legal Studies can only make a limited number of nominations, so please nominate only GSIs who have really been outstanding. Final screening will be by the Chair, Director, and Advisor for Legal Studies. Outstanding GSIs will be recognized at the Legal Studies graduation ceremony in addition to gaining campus recognition.
Last Spring's awardees from Legal Studies were Jorge Cortes-Monroy, Ralph Madlalate, Todd Neece, and Sharaban Zaman
The previous year’s awardees were Haley Anderson, Dorna Mohaghegh, Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, and Anna Zaret
These students have already won, so are no longer eligible.
Please reply to this e-mail with the GSI’s name and a paragraph supporting your nomination by 5 p.m. Friday, Feb 13.
Queer Cal Pals is a peer mentorship program conducted through the Gender Equity Resource Center at UC Berkeley and designed to support incoming LGBTQ+ undergraduates (including transfer students, re-entry students, and new-to-college freshmen).
Mentors (which we refer to as "Buddies") for this program can be either graduate or undergraduate students who have completed at least one semester at UC Berkeley and are willing to commit to meeting twice a month for mentee (“Pal”) check-ins, in addition to a few mandatory events and trainings.
If you are interested, please direct any questions to qcp@berkeley.edu and check out our website for more information.
The application for “Buddies” (mentors) closes on Friday, February 27th, 2026.
Eligibility Requirements
- U.S. citizen or U.S. national
- Junior (plans to continue full-time undergraduate study and expects to receive a baccalaureate degree between December 2026 and August 2027)
- demonstrated superior intellectual ability (typically minimum 3.5 GPA) and personal promise
- planning to enter research-focused master’s or doctoral program or MFA in the arts, humanities, or social sciences (not including neuroscience or professional degrees, such as business, law, public health, public policy, and social work)
- documented history of receiving need-based financial aid as an undergraduate
Selection Criteria
Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria: superior standards of intellectual ability, scholastic achievement, and personal promise
• Statement (1,000 words)
• C.V. (complete, no page limit)
• Official copies of all college transcripts (unofficial transcripts acceptable for nomination process)
• Three letters of recommendation from faculty members
• Creative portfolio (MFA candidates only)