For Faculty & Staff
Payment to non-UCB employees(link is external) (honorarium, services)
Hiring Graduate Students(link is external)
Reimbursement (TRV/ENT/Other EXP)(link is external) - ENT/TRV submit within 45 days; sensitive info redacted; each receipt as separate line item
Direct Bill ID - all UCB employees booking flights for business travel are encouraged to book through the UC travel system Connexxus(link is external). This means employee travelers will also need to use the Direct Bill system(link is external) to generate the identification number that will be used to pay for flights within Connexxus.
PI Portfolio(link is external) - Select "Chartstrings" tab once you log in for chartstring info and balance amount; Need to use prog “44” for research
For Undergraduates
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- Career Center(link is external): Wherever you are in your academic career – freshman through PhD – the Career Center can help you in choosing a major; exploring different career options; finding internships or part-time or full-time employment; preparing for graduate, law, or medical school.
- CLUJ (link is external)(Comparative Literature Undergraduate Journal): Student-run organization that “publishes premier undergraduate research in comparative texts and media, treating a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, theoretical literary discourse, international trends in literature, and comparisons of national literature.” Fantastic opportunity for all students (not just Comp Lit undergrads) to get hands-on experience in publishing!
- Commencement:(link is external) Link here to find out dates and times of all departmental ceremonies, as well as, information about the University-wide Fall and Spring Commencement Convocations. Information about the Comparative Literature graduation ceremony in Spring can be found on this website under “Events” starting in mid-fall and with regular updates throughout the year.
- Exchange Programs with Other Universities(link is external): Exchange programs available at the graduate level include UC system intercampus, Berkeley-Stanford, and the Exchange Scholar program.
- Graduate Forms and Applications(link is external): Online access to academic advancement applications, petitions, appeals, and forms required by the Graduate Division.
- Graduate School(link is external): This site is filled with useful information about the graduate school process from choosing a program to writing the statement of purpose. This is an extremely useful site for those thinking about graduate school whether at Cal or elsewhere.
- Mentoring Opportunities:(link is external) Unique to Berkeley, the innovative SMART program (Student Mentoring and Research Teams) engages doctoral students in creating mentored research opportunities for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley. This program is designed to broaden the professional development of doctoral candidates and to foster research skills and paths to advanced studies for undergraduates. Graduate and undergraduate students involved in the program receive stipends for their research efforts. Additionally, Comparative Literature has brought back the internal departmental mentoring program that connects CL undergrads and grads on a one-on-one basis; look for the next round of applications for Fall 2018.
- Scholarship Connection(link is external): UC Berkeley’s clearinghouse for information on scholarships that are funded by sources outside the University.
- Support for Student Parents(link is external): Student parents make up about 10% of Berkeley’s graduate population. Berkeley is committed to supporting policies, programs, and services to help them meet their family care obligations while they pursue their academic goals.
For Graduate Students
Comparative Literature Graduate Student Handbook(link is external)
R&C Course Description Guidelines for Comparative Literature
Checklist for R&C Syllabi (PDF file) to be submitted with your syllabus each semester
Current GSI Application(link is external) (Fall 2025 & Spring 2026)
Information on GSI Observations (PDF file)
A set of teaching tasks and a timeline (link is external)to prepare for the semester ahead
Resources from the Comparative Literature Pedagogy Workshops(link is external)
A lesson plan for drafting community guidelines (link is external)or a class constitution
Campus Resources for GSIs
The Art of Tutoring Writing program(link is external), where R&C students can sign up for discipline-specific tutoring. The tutors are upper division undergraduates trained specifically in R&C pedagogy in Comparative Literature
The GSI Teaching & Resource Center(link is external) hub
The Gold Folder (PDF file)(link is external) as well as the Students of Concern Committee,(link is external) where you can submit a care report