Press Releases

A new research brief examines the funding and accounting complexities of municipal pensions. FEBRUARY 9, 2017/ BERKELEY, CA: The Just Public Finance Program of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society released a new research brief on the...

A Day Long Structured Dialogue to Explore the Tech Economy & Build On its Strengths to Establish Enduring Prosperity This fall we are convening community & labor organizers along with economic & policy experts to consider what the next steps towards...

Masculinity, Anxiety, and Fear of the Other in the Age of Trump: a new essay by Sara Grossman looking at the role of toxic masculinity, misogyny, homophobia, and anxieties around the Other that have been amplified by Donald Trump in this Presidential...

This forum aims to address how structural racism and violence against Black communities extends into and across the food system, as well as the capacity of food system work to address Black liberation.The afternoon will include a Keynote address by...

#Vote4BlackFutures: Black youth and organizations have played a critical role in lifting up issues of structural racism in the criminal justice system and in US society as a whole. Let's extend black activism to the ballot box on Nov 8! This dynamic...

Haas Institute co-releases new report with the Perception Institute and leading social scientists with proven solutions to reduce the effects of implicit and explicit gender bias in the media, workplaces, schools, and communities. Berkeley/October 27...

After an extensive national search, the Haas Institute is pleased to announce that Puanani Forbes will be joining the Institute as its new Chief of Staff this month. Puanani comes to the Institute with a highly diverse background in increasingly...

Haas Institute a Partner of New Racial Equity Fellowship Program funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies The new $60 million, 10-year initiative will support, train, and network leaders committed to anti-black racism working together across disciplines...

DEMOCRACY & RELIGIOUS PLURALISM IN INDIA, PAKISTAN, AND TURKEY​ This is the second event in the Religious Toleration and Plural Democracies project, which examines the renegotiation of the relationship between religious actors and democratic...

International Food Sovereignty Day, October 16 th October 16 th marks the celebration of International Food Sovereignty Day, a day for recognizing and uplifting the voices and efforts of the resilient small-holder and peasant farmers who still...

Dr. Victor Pineda, Senior Fellow with UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society, is currently in Quito, Ecuador, to advocate for a broader inclusion of accessible technology and urban planning that includes people with...

The Haas Institute's coverage of Habitat III can be found here. INCLUSIVE CITIES, INCLUSIVE SOCIETY: AERIAL ART EVENT AT HABITAT III Quito, October 18, 2016 As part of activities related to the conference United Nations HABITAT III, held in the city...

“Imagine the future of our cities if we could remove the barriers and burdens of racial inequity. Imagine if we could unleash the full human potential of all citizens, including those who are struggling. Good government means working to create an...

The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society proudly announces the first edition of their annual publication, entitled Inclusiveness Index 2016: Measuring Inclusion and Marginality. A premier research initiative for the Institute, this report...

ANNOUNCING “INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY” TRACK AT FACING RACE NATIONAL CONFERENCE Race Forward, Center for Social Inclusion, and the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society Team up for Nation’s Largest Racial Justice Conference August 18, 2016 (New...