SubscribeAt a large research university like Berkeley, graduate-student instructors play a vital role in undergrads’ academic lives. “Letter Home,” the Cal Parents newsletter, explores what GSIs bring to the educational equation — and the training that helps prepare them to be effective teachers and mentors.
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How grad-student instructors help undergrads thrive
April 30, 2013:
Through engineering prof, girls meet ‘the science of better’
February 16, 2012:
Rhonda Righter, professor of industrial engineering, is tackling a new assignment: serving as a volunteer role model to 35 middle-school girls. During a recent presentation at Oakland’s American Indian Public Charter School, she talked about her field: “Industrial engineering is all about making things better,” Righter said. “We’re like detectives who solve puzzles.”
