Reinventing the Wheelchair

Engineer Ralf Hotchkiss has made it his life-long mission to bring “real mobility” to millions around the world in need of durable, safe, and low-cost wheelchairs Engineer and disability rights activist Ralf Hotchkiss demonstrates the off road...

Economist Hilary Hoynes named to Academy of Arts & Sciences

Professor of Economics and Public Policy and Distinguished Chair of the Haas Institute Economic Disparities faculty research cluster Hilary Hoynes was elected to the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences in April, joining a select group...

john a. powell with Arthur Brooks: A Call for Unity

This video features a joint talk by Haas Institute Director john a. powell and American Enterprise Institute President Arthur Brooks at an event organized by the US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, on Thursday, May 3 in Washington, DC. powell is...

Infographics on Social Capital

Download a PPT of containing infographics representing types of social capital here.

john a. powell at the Global White Privilege Conference in Toronto

On Friday, May 11, Director john a. powell spoke at the Global White Privilege Conference hosted by Ryerson University in Toronto. In front of a group of over 100 conference attendees, john spoke about the importance of transformative vs...

Stephen Menendian before the California Assembly's Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education

Assistant Director Stephen Menendian presented the targeted universalism policy framework before the California Assembly's Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education on May 3 at the capitol building in Sacramento, California. He explained...

Haas Institute Scholar Richard Rothstein Honored with Major Book Award

The Haas Institute at UC Berkeley is thrilled to announce that Senior Fellow Richard Rothstein has been named the winner of the 2018 Prize for Book Journalism in Service of the Common Good from the Sidney Hillman Foundation. The prize was awarded to...

Two Haas Fellows Awarded Soros Fellowship for New Americans

The Haas Institute is proud to congratulate two fellows—one current and one former—who are recipients of the prestigious 2018 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans. The fellowship honors the contributions of immigrants and children of...

Taking Back Democracy: Relational Organizing and Political Engagement

On April 27 UC Berkeley Professor Lisa Garcia Bedolla provided the final talk in the Research to Impact series, which focused on the benefits of community-based relational organizing and political engagement as new solutions to the persistent problem...

john a. powell at the closing session of Equity Summit 2018

This video features a conversation with Haas Institute Director john a. powell at the closing session of Policy Link's Equity Summit 2018 in Chicago, which took place between April 11-13. The original video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com...

No, Californians are not anti-immigrant

Dear friends, Last week the Haas Institute publicly released the results of the wide-ranging California Survey on Othering and Belonging: Views on Identity, Race and Politics. Conducted in December in English and Spanish among 2,440 Californians, the...

New database exposes anti-Muslim legislation across the US

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE As secretary of state-pick Mike Pompeo, known for his anti-Muslim views, nears confirmation, and the Supreme Court appears poised to uphold the Muslim ban, the Haas Institute releases a database that identifies state lawmakers...

Video: john powell on Race and Poverty in a Time of Othering

On April 19, 2018 Director john a. powell presented a keynote address at the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania symposium in Harrisburg. View a copy of his presentation slides here.

john a. powell at CAAP/DCED Annual Community Action Symposium

On April 19, 2018 professor john powell gave a keynote address at the CAAP/DCED Annual Community Action Symposium. The address discusses race and poverty in a time of othering and how to expand the circle of human concern through targeted...

Transforming California from Red to Blue

Our eight-minute film, Transforming California from Red to Blue: How Community Organizing Changed the Political Landscape, directed by Bay Area director Tracey Quezada, looks at how California activists, like Eva Patterson, Marqueece Harris-Dawson...

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Book Talk: Structural Racism

RSVP HERE Join us in person at UC Berkeley on Oct. 29 at 4pm for a dynamic conversation featuring OBI Assistant Director Stephen Menendian and other Berkeley scholars to discuss the nature and causes of racial inequality in the United...

Our policy on publishing blog & opinion pieces

Consistent with our mission and values, as a multi-disciplinary research center that seeks to advance a world of belonging without othering, the Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI) conducts research, develops narrative strategy, and supports...