Program events
Annual Fall Meeting
The Fall Meeting for the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs and the Dissertation-Year Fellowship Program was held on Friday, September 22, 2023, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Oakland.
The Fall Meeting offered workshops and discussion groups for mentors and fellows on such topics as mentoring, publishing, grant writing, navigating the academic job market and the tenure process. The meeting included opportunities to network with UC faculty, other President's and Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellows, and participants in the Dissertation-Year Fellowship Program, UC-HBCU Program and the UC-HSI Pre-Professoriate Program. All new and continuing fellows and their mentors are encouraged to attend this event.
Academic Spring Retreat
This year's Academic Retreat will be held Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21, 2024 at UCLA's Lake Arrowhead Conference Center. Fellows and mentors have found the retreat to be a very worthwhile and enjoyable program event. The retreat provides opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to present research papers and to receive both substantive and stylistic feedback on their presentations. The retreat also provides an opportunity for faculty members and postdoctoral fellows to discuss academic professional development topics.
Campus Events
Throughout the year, fellows are invited to various campus luncheons, social hours and other opportunities to network with the host campus faculty and other fellows.
Winter Writing Retreat
The Winter Writing Retreat is scheduled for Thursday, March 7 - Friday, March 8, 2024. This is an opportunity for Fellows to devote writing time to works in progress and exchange feedback with one another on current research and writing. The writing retreat provides Fellows with the opportunity to discuss journal publication, book contracts, and interviews with invited professors.