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Setting Your 2021 Career Goals

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An Advocate for Herself and Those Around Her

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Putting the User First in User-Experience Design

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How to Prep For the PMP Exam

Sarah Benzuly - August 26, 2019

On Wednesday, August 14, current Project Management certificate students and others who are interested in taking the PMP® Exam came to our San Francisco location to hear how our esteemed panelists...

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Finding Design Inspiration in the People Who Use It

Andrew Guest - August 5, 2019

Kitty He’s atypical career path to user experience design is actually pretty typical for UX professionals.

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Event: Finding a New Career Direction

Sarah Benzuly - July 26, 2019

Do you feel like you are in a rut in your career and long to do something that feels more fulfilling, even if you have no idea what that might be?

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Behavioral Health Sciences
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In Pursuit of Higher Education

Lori Gray - July 23, 2019

“I have always felt drawn to helping people,” says Post-Baccalaureate Program for Counseling and Psychology Professions graduate Sam Kushner. Helping people—in the form of providing exceptional...

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Studying to Become a Nurse

Sarah Benzuly - July 17, 2019

The path to working in the health professions can be a winding road. There are so many questions to ask of yourself:

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Frontier Tech Event: Growth Marketing and Growth Hacking

Sarah Benzuly - July 9, 2019

Innovation Panel with awesm ventures, Manos via Google Launchpad, PayPal and Slack with a special focus on growth marketing and growth hacking

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Frontier Tech Event: Space for Education

Sarah Benzuly - July 5, 2019

Panel event organized conjointly by the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office in San Francisco and UC Berkeley Extension to be held on July 8, 2019.

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When Mother Knows Best

Lori Gray - July 1, 2019

Cathleen Small is enthusiastic about teaching.

That enthusiasm and ability to engage a class stems from her experience teaching freshman composition while pursuing her master’s degree in...

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August 2019 Project Management Career Night

Sarah Benzuly - June 28, 2019

Join us for a panel discussion dedicated to PMP exam preparation.

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Bringing Movement and Timing Into Digital Life

Andrew Guest - June 27, 2019

Animation instructor Iveta Karpathyova finds the merging of design and movement and storytelling an exhilarating combination. She had been drawn to art, fashion and dance throughout her schooling...

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Job Forum Night: Small-Group Career Coaching

Sarah Benzuly - June 25, 2019

Looking for input on your résumé and cover letter? Are you thinking about a job search but aren't sure how to get started? Wondering how to leverage your Extension coursework to advance or make a...

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On the Road to Curing Cancer

Sylvia Gayle - June 19, 2019

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The more educated we are about cancer, the better equipped we will be to fight against it.

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Frontier Tech Event: Are You Impact Investing Ready?

Sarah Benzuly - June 14, 2019

On Tuesday, June 18, we will host the 13th annual “Talk Autonomous Cars” networking event. This informal happy-hour setting will bring together autonomous-car enthusiasts who are interested in the...

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Frontier Tech Event: Let’s Talk About Autonomous Cars

Sarah Benzuly - June 7, 2019

On Tuesday, June 18, we will host the 13th annual “Talk Autonomous Cars” networking event. This informal happy-hour setting will bring together autonomous-car enthusiasts who are interested in the...

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Frontier Tech Event: Augmented Reality and Computer Vision/Machine Learning

Sarah Benzuly - May 31, 2019

Adobe: “We recently shared a preview of Project Aero at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). In partnership with Apple and Pixar, we also announced that we’re adding usdz support to...

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May 2019 Project Management Career Night Recap

Sarah Benzuly - May 23, 2019

On Monday, May 20, prospective and current project management students arrived at our San Francisco campus ready to hear from certificate alumni, instructors and working professionals. Program...

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Fall in Love With Accounting

Lori Gray - May 17, 2019

Ehab Saad, Ph.D., CMA, CFM, has a magical word that he believes makes him a successful teacher: love.

He loves teaching. Specifically, Ehab loves teaching numerical subjects such as...

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Project Management Career Boost

Lori Gray - May 16, 2019

Certificate Program in Project Management graduate Hazel Johanson is no stranger to managing project schedules.

With our certificate, Hazel is rounding out her skill set. From planning and...

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ESL Teacher Dana Neufeld Works Toward a More Inclusive Bay Area

Cheryl Cline - May 13, 2019

English as a Second Language teacher Dana Neufeld had majored in Community Studies at UC Santa Cruz, with a minor in Latin American and Latino Studies. She was offered admission to a master’s and...

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Earning Certificate Brings Job Promotion

Sarah Benzuly - May 8, 2019

Sometimes all it takes is one opportunity at work to change your career direction. For Jaimee Drew, it was being asked to join a team for a credit union’s organizational project.

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