As you prepare to begin your new journey at the GTU and in Berkeley, here are some dates and links to helpful and important information. GTU Spring Instruction begins February 1, 2021 (Access the Extended Calendar via our Academic and Administrative Calendars Page)
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CDS - Scholarships
CDS students in the Master of Arts and Doctoral programs are eligible for a range of generous financial aid packages and fellowships. Newhall Teaching and Research Fellowship. This program provides doctoral students with the opportunity to work with core faculty to develop and teach new courses and lead research. Presidential Scholars Program. Provides doctoral students with full tuition for five years. This scholarship is merit-based and decided on the basis of doctoral application.
The Asia Project has been evolving from more than a decades' efforts for an effective engagement with Asian contexts and cultures in the theological education, research and leadership development of faith communities at the GTU. In 1999, a faculty working group reviewed related educational initiatives within the GTU and eventually led to the "Asian Theologies and Perspectives in North American Theological Education" project, funded by a 3-year grant of $750,000 from Henry Luce Foundation since 2004 and another subsequent grant of $500,000. In collaboration with United Board for Christian...
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Berkeley, Bay Area, and Other Dharma Studies Resources
For more than a decade, the GTU has offered its Visiting Scholar program to faculty from academic institutions who are visiting temporarily in the area and who are not employed locally either by the GTU or any other institution as well as to GTU alumni. The program is intended to enable and facilitate the research projects of those involved which could not be done otherwise. Visiting Scholars are granted full privileges at the GTU's Flora Lamson Hewlett Library and access to the libraries at the University of California, Berkeley. Members of the program are also able to audit courses at the...
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All students are invited and encouraged to use the GTU Student Lounge. This lounge space is located on the first floor of the GTU North Building (2465 Le Conte Avenue). The lounge is available from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when the GTU is in session. NOTE: Due to the shelter-in-place orders in Berkeley, the lounge is not accessible until further notice.
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As with housing, parking is at a premium in Berkeley. All parking near the GTU is either metered or requires a residential permit in order to park for more than two hours. If you must drive, try to carpool and be prepared to park at some distance and walk. (Remember that we are located on a hill.) If you can take public transportation, we encourage you to do so. GTU and member school staff and faculty members pay for parking spaces in the lot behind/to the north of the GTU LeConte Building. Three spaces are reserved for vans that shuttle between GTU and SFTS. Students living in the GTU...
The PSR dining hall is available to GTU students at regular mealtimes.
A unique partnership between the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, creates unparalleled opportunities for GTU students and faculty. The cooperative relationship with this world-class university just a five-minute walk from our campus enables GTU students to cross register for courses at UC Berkeley, to access university libraries, and to enhance their studies through the incorporation of university disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, ethnic studies, and Near Eastern studies. The collaborative relationship with the UC Berkeley has...
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Bajpai Scholarship Endowment
The Graduate Theological Union is honored announce the establishment of The Professor Shiva G. Bajpai Scholarship Endowment This endowed fund, created by the family of Professor Shiva G. Bajpai and intended to honor the incredible legacy of Professor Bajpai's life and educational work, provides funding for scholarships for students pursuing the MA concentration in Hindu Studies, the MA concentration in Yoga Studies, or a PhD concentration in Hindu Studies at the Mira and Ajay Shingal Center for Dharma Studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Professor Bajpai taught at...
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Certificate in Asian and Oceanic Cultures and Faith Traditions Program (AOCFT)
The AOCFT Program is an interdisciplinary, multi-faith, and cross-cultural program. It grows out of the GTU's commitment to partner with persons and institutions from this vast region with the purpose of studying and engaging issues of common interest. Aims Cognitive aims: at the successful completion of the program the student will have an understanding of: 1) the presuppositions that support the thought and practice of at least two Asian/ Oceanic cultural and faith traditions, 2) their major doctrines, 3) and practices, including their respective ritual cycles and expressive cultures...
Asia Project - Resources
1. Resources at the GTU member schools (click for details) 2. Consortium resources at GTU include the Center for Islamic Studies (CIS) and Institute for Buddhist Studies (IBS): Both CIS and IBS have greatly increased the scholarly exchange and interfaith dialogue with the Islamic and Buddhist communities respectively at the curricular and extra-curricular levels.
Memberships for GTU Students, Faculty and Staff As a student, faculty, or staff member of the GTU you are welcome to join the Cal Rec Club (CRC), the Recreational Sports Facility's (RSF) membership program. The CRC Membership Office is located at 2301 Bancroft Way. For more information and office hours, visit the UC Berkeley Recsports site or call 510/642-7796. Cal Rec Club Membership Benefits Cybex Weight Machines and Complete Free Weights Complimentary Day Use of Lockers StairMasters, Treadmills, Concept II Rowing Machines Handball, Racquetball, Squash Courts Precor...
Regional Consultations Pilot theological workshops to develop "base" theological communities and to engage theologians throughout Asia to share their visions of theological education were held in Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, and American Samoa between 2005 and 2007. Specific issues arose from these regional consultations such as han in Korea, dalit in India, and decolonization of Christianity in Indonesia. About 100 participants attended these consultations. In March 2007, another consultation was held at GTU for workshop participants to...
UC Berkeley Students
A unique partnership between the Graduate Theological Union and the University of California, Berkeley, creates unparalleled opportunities for students at both schools. The cooperative relationship means students in many UCB degree programs -- including both graduate students and upper-division undergraduates -- are eligible with their advisor's approval to cross-register for courses at the GTU, at no additional cost. The GTU library at 2400 Ridge Road and most of our classrooms are just a five-minute walk north of the Cal campus. The GTU is the most comprehensive center for the graduate...
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