Over the past seven years we have been authorized to hire twenty eight enthusiastic and outstandingly qualified faculty, carrying us in exciting new directions in both curricula and research. Two additional candidates, one in theoretical computer science and one in digital signal processing, are currently considering our offer. We have been authorized to hire several additional faculty members in the coming academic year. Financial support for our graduate students continues to be easily available. The EECS Department has access to a variety of university, federal, and industrial fellowships.
Most fellowships are for one year and awarded to entering students.
We also have a number of Graduate Student Instructorships, and most of our students beyond the first year are supported as Graduate Student Researchers on faculty research projects. The EECS Department does its best to provide sufficient financial aid to enable all qualified graduate students who need help to attend Berkeley. We are proud of our undergraduate program , and the continuing strong commitment of our faculty to undergraduate students and undergraduate teaching and curriculum development. Many of our faculty members have been honored with the campus' Distinguished Teaching Award. Two years ago, Professor Chenming Hu became the tenth member of our faculty to be so honored.