MONTHLY BULLETINS OF ACTIVITIES: 2013-2014 The Haas Institute publishes a bulletin listing the activities from each month of the Haas Institute staff and faculty clusters. This page lists all monthly bulletins in 2012, 2013 and 2014, starting with...
MEDIA ADVISORY Media Contact: Haas Institute Communications haasinstitute@gmail.com October 23, 2014 ANCHOR RICHMOND REPORT RELEASE SET FOR OCT. 30 NEW REPORT SHOWS OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOBS, HOUSING, EDUCATION WITH NEW BERKELEY GLOBAL CAMPUS AT...
On Oct. 6, when the Supreme Court declined to review five appellate courts’ decisions to strike down bans on same-sex marriage, a new era for same-sex marriage emerged. Other district courts across the United States have taken this as a precedent to...
By Rasheed Shabazz Despite an increase of 2.3 million jobs last year—the most since 2005—income and poverty levels have not improved for most people in the United States, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census...
UC Berkeley Ethnic S tudies professor Michael Omi is perhaps best known for his treatise on race in America, first published in 1986 with co-author Howard Winant, a professor of sociolo gy at UC Santa Barbara. A third edition of Racial Formation in...
The City of Detroit has drawn international attention by seeking to collect unpaid water bills from thousands of customers, many of whom had fallen behind and owed significant sums. In that action, many low income people who would qualify for means...
by Rasheed Shabazz WASHINGTON, DC–UC Berkeley professors joined policymakers on September 10 at the Economic Policy Institute to discuss policy solutions to reduce economic inequality in America. The policy prescriptions are outlined in “The Path to...
Over the past year, there have been widespread media reports of a national housing recovery. Hard hit cities like Detroit, devastated by the foreclosure crisis, are frequently mentioned as leaders in rising home prices. But don’t tell that to the...
by Sara Grossman More than 150 UC Berkeley faculty, staff, students and engaged community partners gathered at the Campanile Esplanade on Monday to learn about the activities of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and to celebrate its...
Following the Inequality Policy Brief, here are six ways to minimize the rising economic inequality prevalent in the United States. Haas Institute Director john a. powell discusses why these policies will work in slowing the growth in inequality.
During the recent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, I was struck by the similarities in media narratives of the black and Palestinian experiences. There is nothing new about the nature of these stories, but perhaps the parallels seem more striking given...
Although America's public schools will be "majority minority" for the first time in history, these institutions are just as segregated as ever, with many studies showing that black and brown students remain geographically and socially separated from...
A protester throws a live canister of tear gas that had been fired by police during demonstration. Photo: ABC. Stephanie Llanes and Jamal Ubuntu argue there are three fights we must win in Ferguson and the United States: taking money out of politics...
Vision for Baltimore (V4B) is a successful program at Baltimore City Schools (BCS) designed to provide annual vision screenings for all students and, when necessary, to provide follow-up eye exams and eyeglasses at no cost to families. Download PDF...
Want a chance to hear from experts studying the root of what’s driving us apart and how we come back together? Eager to build the skills to listen empathetically, elicit narratives of connection, and interview professionally? Looking for a chance...
A research-backed guide for building bridges across difference in any area of our lives, from esteemed civil rights scholar john a. powell. We don't want to live in a society in turmoil. In the US, 93 percent of people want to reduce divisiveness...
