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A VISION OF AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE

Othering is the problem of our time. Belonging is the solution.

The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley advances groundbreaking research, policy, and ideas that examine and remediate the processes of exclusion, marginalization, and structural inequality - what we call othering - in order to build a world based on inclusion, fairness, justice, and care for the earth—what we call belonging. Your gift to our independently funded institute helps support research & practice, arts & culture, relationships & network-building to construct solutions for society's most pressing issues and build a world where all people belong.

OUR IMPACT

Building a world where we all belong.

We are scholars, organizers, communicators, researchers, artists, and policymakers committed to building a world where all people belong. We do this through:

Research & practice

Advancing multidisciplinary research, analysis, policy, and strategic narrative

Arts & culture

Employing communications and culture to illuminate research and impact policy

Relationships & networks

Building relationships among diverse groups and across disciplines

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Othering and Belonging Institute’s mission?: The Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley brings together researchers, organizers, stakeholders, communicators, and policymakers to identify and eliminate the barriers to an inclusive, just, and sustainable society in order to create transformative change.
How will my donation be used?: The Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley brings together scholars, organizers, communicators, researchers, artists, and policymakers committed to building a world where all people belong. Your gift to our independently funded institute helps support research & practice, arts & culture, relationships & network-building to construct solutions for society's most pressing issues.
What is the history of the Othering and Belonging Institute?: We have been doing this work of building belonging since 2012—first, under the name of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and now under our identity as the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley.; The Institute grew out of a core group of engaged scholars at UC Berkeley who had organized around thematic topics related to marginalization and inclusion, including disability studies, public health, race and education, LGBTQ citizenship, religious pluralism, among others. Out of these clusters a formal center was born in 2012, made possible by a foundational grant from the Walter & Evelyn Haas, Jr. Fund. Support from the Haas Jr. Fund, and other members of the Haas family, endowed seven faculty chairs to lead each of the research clusters, and brought john a. powell to UC Berkeley to lead the Institute as its inaugural director, where he holds the eighth endowed chair.; To learn more about our impact, see our Annual Reports page.