When I close my eyes and think about the happiest, most peace-filled place, I envision my parents’ home in Georgia. Every spring, birds would build nests on our porch. I would spend hours watching them hatch and play. During the summer my dad loved...
The Haas Institute applauds Judge Scheindlin’s 193 page opinion and order on Tuesday holding that the New York City Police Department’s ‘stop and frisk’ practices are unconstitutional. The opinion emphasizes the ways in which these practices target...
The Haas Institute Spring Newsletter highlights key program activities, research and events from the spring 2014 semester. Download and read the full newsletter with key features that include: An analysis of the current state of "Global Hunger and...
A few months ago, Comcast announced a $45 billion deal to purchase Time Warner. Although much of the initial commentary focused on the potential effect this proposed merger would have in the cable television market (since Comcast and Time Warner are...
PRESS RELEASE Will UC Berkeley’s New Campus in Richmond Cause Displacement of Low-Income Residents? January 2014: UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have proposed a second campus, poised to be the biggest public project in Richmond...
Brief Filed in California Supreme Court to Protect Inclusionary Zoning Laws April, 2014: The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society at University of California, Berkeley was a key contributor to an amicus (friend of the court) brief filed in...
The report’s authors argue that market forces alone will not bring the recovery to these severely impacted communities, and call for local or federal intervention to reduce mortgage principal.
As part of his nationwide book tour, French economist Thomas Piketty stopped on campus and in San Francisco last week to speak to overflowing lecture halls. The lecture I attended in San Francisco quickly filled to capacity, and the enthusiasm in the...
HIFIS Weekly E-Newsletter: April 21, 2014 The Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society launched its April 21, 2014 weekly e-newsletter. To access our e-newsletter, click here. To subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter and regular news & updates...
The Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society launched its weekly e-newsletter on April 11th, 2014! In addition to our quarterly newsletter, we will be publishing shorter, weekly e-newsletters. To access our e-newsletter, click here. To subscribe...
TRANSGENDER STUDIES MATTERS Friday, April 18th, 2014 132 Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley What are the objects and inquiries of contemporary Transgender Studies? Explore the state of the field in this one-day symposium featuring a new generation of emerging...
Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project at the Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley invites you to the Fifth Annual International Conference on Islamophobia Studies: Latent and Manifest Islamophobia: Multimodal Engagements with the...
The Haas Institute for a Fair & Inclusive Society has launched a new design of its monthly activities bulletin for the month of March, 2014. Download the new bulletin here: HIFIS_MonthlyBulletin_March2014.pdf Preview of New Design:
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...
