Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement

Undergraduate and Graduate Exchanges of Indigenous Research

Crossing Paths convenes six times per academic year, bringing together undergraduate and a graduate-level Native and indigenous students to present on their scholarly research or current projects.

Now with everything virtual, we now hold our Crossing Paths through Zoom. Community members, staff, faculty, students, and families gather for an hour to hear presentations, present feedback, and engage in discussion. Crossing Paths is the only event on Berkeley's campus that offers a space for all Native and indigenous graduate and undergraduate students to engage in exchange and learning, which builds both community and builds professional skills among students and their broader networks. The event is free and open to the public.

This lecture series began in 2012 under the direction of graduate student Olivia Chilcote, and has been continued by subsequent graduate student chairs of the American Indian Graduate Student Association (AIGSA) at UC Berkeley.

Co-Sponsored by the American Indian Graduate Program, Native American Student Development, Native American Studies, The Joseph A. Myers Center for Research on Native American Issues, & The Graduate Assembly.