Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that diversity includes supporting and respecting the experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences in culture and circumstance. These differences include race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language, abilities/disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, political diversity, socioeconomic status and geographic region, and more.

Berkeley Haas is committed to recruiting the most diverse students, faculty, and staff; this enhances our mission, community, and academic excellence. We seek to provide an inclusive environment where all are treated fairly and have equal access to opportunities. This commitment lies at the heart of our mission as part of a public university.

Staff, faculty, and students work together to ensure that Berkeley Haas is a welcoming environment for everyone.

No one has a lock on good ideas, which means diversity in MBA programs, including part-time MBA programs, is a source of strength, innovation, and creativity, as well as an opportunity for growth. We believe that welcoming difference is central to inclusion.

Your classmates represent a diversity of work experience, from marketing to finance to engineering. You will learn from the expertise they have honed with large companies and startups, for-profit, nonprofit, and public sector employers. Your classmates bring their own voice to discussions and their own perspectives to problem-solving. They also hail from countries all over the world and speak a multitude of languages. 

To support our efforts to assemble a diverse student body and provide the best learning experience for our students, we offer these scholarships:

• Diversity Scholarship: Awarded to first-year students only. 
• The Non-Profit/Public Service Scholarship: Designed to facilitate access to the Berkeley MBA for students whose current employment is in the non-profit or public service sectors.
• Berkeley Haas-National Black MBA Association Fellowship and Berkeley Haas Equity Scholarship:
  The Berkeley Haas-National Black MBA Association Fellowship (SF Black MBA Fellowship) is a program for incoming Evening and Weekend MBA students which provides mentorship, networking and community support in collaboration with members of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the National Black MBA Association. In partnership with the National Black Association MBA Fellowship, the Berkeley Haas Equity Scholarships are monetary awards given to selected fellows that demonstrate commitment to increasing opportunity and access for racial/ethnic groups that are historically underrepresented in business. All Berkeley Haas-National Black MBA Association Fellows will be considered for the scholarship, and a limited number of fellows will be selected to receive the scholarship award.