Emeriti Privileges and Benefits

Privileges and Benefits

• Emeriti retain their campus email addresses, email service(link is external), access to software downloads(link is external), technical support(link is external), and library privileges.

• While receiving pensions, faculty members are allowed to earn additional compensation from the University for services on recall status(link is external). Please note that retirees are required to have a 30 day break in service before their recall appointment can begin.

• Emeriti are eligible for a number of discounts and perks. For more information, refer to the Retirement Center(link is external). 

Emeriti who were members of Berkeley's Academic Senate before retirement retain a number of privileges and benefits as they make their transitions from active to emeriti status:

• Membership in the Academic Senate is retained, along with voting rights in Academic Senate business and eligibility for membership on Senate committees.

• Emeriti faculty can teach voluntarily and can teach a seminar in the Freshman and Sophomore Seminar (FSS) Program where they receive a $3000 grant.  They can also similarly participate in the Undergraduate Reseaarch Apprentice Program (URAP) program to enlist the help of students on a research project. 
  
  
• Status as a Principal Investigator on grants is retained by all emeriti. 

• Eligibility to serve on graduate degree committees is retained. 

• Department membership is retained; voting rights depend on departmental policies. 

• Campus policy(link is external) states that while emeriti who were endowed chair-holders at the time of their separation will vacate their chairs, they may use the name of the chair in their academic title and may be able to retain some or all of any accumulated and unspent payout.  

Engagement Opportunities

• Emeriti Academy(link is external)
• UC Berkeley Retirement Center Learning and Events(link is external)
• Automatic membership into the UC Berkeley Emeriti Association