To be sure, GTU doctoral students range in age from the mid-twenties to early seventies, and have families and/or extensive obligations within their communities, denominations, and/or professional networks. Not all live in Berkeley or the immediately surrounding communities, and many find it necessary to work one or more jobs to support their doctoral studies. Under these circumstances community or “student life” is neither entirely residential nor fully institutionalized; often students themselves must build community intentionally.
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