The Berkeley Graduate is seeking bloggers. We welcome blog posts on a wide variety of topics related to UC Berkeley student life, research, and involvement in the wider community. Posts may range from how to survive and thrive as a graduate or professional student to the latest research in your department. We especially encourage topics that document or facilitate interaction and understanding across departments.
Your article should be accessible to a general audience, clearly and concisely written, and engaging to read. Blog posts give the writer more flexibility than a newspaper, magazine, or academic publication, but contributions must still be well written, thoroughly and accurately reported, and entirely your own work. If your piece is selected, you will be paid modestly per post.
- If you are interested in writing for the Berkeley Graduate, please send us an email pitching your story idea. Be sure to explain the connection to Berkeley. In addition, your email should include your Berkeley affiliation, your previous writing experience and a short writing sample.
- If you would like to write for the Berkeley Graduate, but don’t have a particular story or subject in mind, email us and we will try to match you with a topic. Your email should include your Berkeley affiliation, subjects you would be interested in writing about, your previous writing experience, and a short writing sample.
Once your submission has been accepted, you will work with an editor who will help to revise and proofread your post.
Contributing to the Berkeley Graduate is a great chance to practice composing for a general audience, develop your blogging chops, or dabble in journalism, all while earning a little extra money. All interested persons are encouraged to contact us.