"Faculty Thriving in Retirement" Workshop

Group of diverse mature adults

When: Monday, November 16, 2026, 12pm to 1:30pm 

Where:  Online via Zoom 

Family members/partners are welcome to join! 

*** Please register ***

Fall 2026 Workshop 

Facilitated by Professors Emeritus/a Carolyn Pape Cowan, Phil Cowan, and Sheldon Zedeck, all members of the Department of Psychology, this workshop is designed for faculty who are contemplating all the opportunities that retirement may offer. 


Topics include: How to continue your academic interests, your relationships with your non‐retiring colleagues, and what will this transition be like for your family. 


This workshop is held in partnership with the Emeriti Association (UCBEA), the Retirement Center (UCBRC), and the Office of the Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty.

Questions? Email Sigrid Mueller at emeritiacademy@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail). 

What was most beneficial about the workshop was the framing of retirement as a process. The honesty and openness of the faculty participants. Hearing about their successes was inspiring and about their challenges so useful.
Workshop Participant