john powell at the "ALL IN for Equity" conference in Monterey County

On March 2, 2019, Director john powell gave a keynote at the "ALL IN for Equity" conference in Monterey County. The event was hosted by the Monterey County Office of Education in collaboration with other local agencies. The conference brought...

Little Haiti is Fighting Climate Change

When most people in Florida close their eyes and think of the places most affected by climate change, overwhelmingly, the image drawn in their mind’s eye is one of a beach. One can hardly expect otherwise given the treatment mass media gives the...

When Boom Goes Bust

The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) is a permanent, statewide progressive coalition founded in 1994 by 12 member groups including the Nevada AFL-CIO, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Nevada Women’s Lobby, and the Sierra Club. The...
Mar
5

Disabled Ecologies: Living with Impaired Landscapes

SUNAURA TAYLOR (NYU/UC BERKELEY) WHEN: TUESDAY MARCH 5, 3:00PM - 4:30PM WHERE: KROEBER HALL, RM 285 UC BERKELEY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Abstract: Based on my current research, and crossing a range of disciplines, mediums, and audiences, this talk situates...
Feb
28

Drugs, Politics, and Pariahs: Or, How to Think Historically About Race and Harm Reduction in an Opioid Epidemic

Date/Time Thursday 28 Feb 2019 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Location Berkeley Way West Building, Room 5101 Event Type Colloquium Samuel Roberts Associate Professor of History & Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Please note the updated time and location of this...
Mar
6

Stamped From the Beginning: How the Ideology of Race Shapes Education and Society

In the year that we commemorate the 400th anniversary of the beginning of African enslavement in U.S. history, the annual Graduate School of Education Dean’s Forum will feature Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times best-selling author; 2016 National Book...
Mar
14

The long run effects of childhood exposure to the Food Stamp program

The long run effects of childhood exposure to the Food Stamp program Hilary Hoynes, UC Berkeley MARCH 14 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM After Social Security, the Food Stamp Program touches the lives of more American families than any...
Apr
26

Rucker Johnson on “Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works”

Click for a video of this event. This event will feature a discussion of Rucker C. Johnson’s new book Children of the Dream. Professor Johnson will appear in conversation with Dean Prudence Carter and Berkeley Law’s Chris Edley, Jr. While...
Apr
2

Cultural Capital, Systemic Exclusion and Bias in the Lives of Black Middle-Class Women

Title: “Cultural Capital, Systemic Exclusion and Bias in the Lives of Black Middle-Class Women: A Conversation” Description: At this interactive event, Dawn Dow and Tina Sacks will discuss their new books on African American women. Dow’s book, Mothering While Black...
Feb
22

Excavating Possibilities: Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) in Education

The Disability Studies Cluster of the Haas Institute and the Graduate School of Education are pleased to announce the following talk on campus by Prof. Subini Ancy Annamma (U-Kansas), on "Excavating Possibilities: Disability Critical Race Theory (DisCrit) in Education." Who...