Sep
21
  • September 21, 2018, 9am - 12pm

Towards Equity in Policy and Pedagogy

This event has concluded. Watch a recording of the event below, and find the faculty research briefs on this page. RSVP HERE The Haas Institute is hosting a public event featuring new publications and a panel discussion on equity-based interventions...
  • Publication
  • August 21, 2018

Realizing a More Inclusive Electorate

This new policy brief, which synthesizes research from the Haas Institute Diversity and Democracy affiliated faculty, lifts up lessons from recent research on how to confront voter disaffection, support inclusive identities, and increase democratic participation among underrepresented groups.
Sep
14
  • September 14, 2018, Times Vary

Reading Matters Workshop

Articulating and performing a mode of reading that responds to the challenges of the present has been a constant endeavor not only in literary studies, but in all academic disciplines. Technological and scientific developments require us to constantly reflect on...
  • Blog
  • August 16, 2018

Blog: Immigration Justice is Climate Justice

The struggles for immigration justice and climate justice are inextricably linked. Their victories exist as a positive feedback loop, each imperative to the other’s success as trials of climate change, displacement, and anti-immigration efforts and violence ensue internationally.
  • Blog
  • August 7, 2018

Blog: Climate plans to "green" cities must confront environmental racism

(Los Angeles visible through a layer of smog) When it comes to environmental harms, studies continue to show that low-income communities of color are disproportionately burdened. Environmental justice movements have called attention to threats such...
Apr
8
  • April 8, 2019

Othering & Belonging 2019 (April 8-10)

​​The next Othering & Belonging conference will be held April 8– 10, 2019 in Oakland. Visit the conference website for updates on registration, scholarships, speakers, and all info related to the conference. Check out this video recap of our last...
  • Video
  • July 5, 2018

Why Race Matters in College Admissions

OBI Assistant Director Stephen Menendian explains the importance of considering race in university admissions. Transcript: Stephen Menendian: I'm Stephen Menendian, the assistant director and director of research at the Haas Institute. What's at...
  • Video
  • June 28, 2018

Haas Institute approach to Community-Engaged Research

Listen to researchers Nadia Barhoum and Eli Moore explain the Haas Institute's approach to Community-Engaged Research. Learn more on this page. Transcript: Nadia Barhoum: My name is Nadia Barhoum. I'm a researcher at the Haas Institute for a Fair and...
  • Video
  • June 6, 2018

Michael Omi on Racial Classification, Colorblindness, and the Instability of Race

Michael Omi, an associate professor of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies, presents a June 6 talk on "Racial Classification, Colorblindness, and the Instability of Race."
Jul
9
  • July 9, 2018, 12pm - 2pm

Seminar on Inclusive Economies for Cities and Regions

Sponsored by, UC Berkeley's Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Register here Chris Benner, UC Santa Cruz: “Inclusive Economies: Conceptual, Measurement and Process Issues” Incorporating insights from ecological economics, theories of social well-being, and concepts of pro-poor and inclusive...
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