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GSPP Professor Jennifer Skeem briefs Congress on mass shootings and mental illness
Has restricting access to firearms among people living with a serious mental illness been effective in reducing gun violence toward others? For the most part, no. At least that’s what GSPP Professor Jennifer Skeem testified to the US House and Senate in her congressional briefing last month. According to Skeem, while people living with a mental illness are modestly more likely to demonstrate violent behavior, the vast majority do not. And even if we cured mental illness today, 96%…
Student Profile: Sharon Jan
What were you doing before you came to GSPP? Before coming to GSPP, I worked at a small community development organization in the San Antonio district of Oakland as the Director of Elementary Programs. I ran their afterschool program and summer camp for 60 kids, which meant I had the glamorous duties of cleaning up bathroom accidents and organizing our lost and found (aka the jacket graveyard). My proudest achievements, in no particular order, were: implementing a daily "veggie challenge,"…
Meet Claire Montialoux, Our New Assistant Professor
Claire Montialoux joined the Goldman School faculty this fall as Assistant Professor. We recently sat down with Dr. Montialoux to discuss her background in labor economics, research on reducing racial earnings gaps, and growing up in France. Your research is in labor economics, including how policies can reduce deep-rooted inequalities in the labor market. What drew you to this subject matter? One of the most striking features of American society is the persistence of large racial and gender economic disparities.…
Student Profile: Ismael Soto
What were you doing before you came to GSPP? Before GSPP, I served as an Immigration Services Officer (ISO) with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). As an ISO, I conducted interviews, adjudicated applications for immigration benefits, researched and applied immigration policies, and conducted national security checks. Prior to this, I completed a year of service with AmeriCorps VISTA at a nonprofit organization in Oakland, California that served union service workers. My role spanned from providing administrative support …
Student Profile: Molly McGregor
What were you doing before you came to GSPP? Before GSPP, I worked at think tanks specializing in international development and environmental policy in DC in roles ranging from government affairs and speechwriting to research. Most recently, I was working for the World Resources Institute’s New Climate Economy Project as a Research Manager overseeing global and/or country research reports. Before moving to Berkeley, I was working from WRI’s office in Jakarta as part of the…
Job Posting: Tenure Track Faculty Position
The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track appointment to the faculty at the Assistant Professor rank, with an expected start date of July 1, 2020. We seek applications from intellectually exciting scholars whose research informs and advances the design and analysis of policy and who will teach innovative courses to a diverse student body. We are especially interested in candidates whose research and expertise focus on international development and/or security policy. …
Meet Our New Fundraiser - Maura Smith
After serving the Goldman School as the Assistant Dean for External Relations and Development for twenty years, the inimitable Annette Doornbos retired at the end of June. “Annette was visionary, creative, a superb writer and passionate about GSPP,” says Dean Henry E. Brady. “As dean, I have been lucky to be able to learn about development from her, and GSPP is certainly a much better place because of her exceptional work.” The Goldman School welcomes…
Sarah Anzia Appointed New Faculty Director for BIFYA
Associate Professor Sarah Anzia has been appointed the new faculty director of the Berkeley Institute for the Future of Young Americans (BIFYA). Professor Anzia is a political scientist who studies American politics with a focus on state and local government, elections, interest groups, political parties, and public policy. Her work on public pensions and on the political participation of young people is especially relevant to BIFYA. In her pension work she has examined how pension obligations have affected…
Welcome, PPIA 2019!
For its 38th consecutive year, the Goldman School welcomes 30 outstanding college juniors from across the nation to the Public Policy International Affairs Junior Summer Institute, a seven-week, intensive immersion into the world of public policy. The program, with its focus on empowering and better serving historically under-served communities, offers rigorous coursework designed to sharpen the analytic and quantitative skills vital to success at top-level graduate programs in public policy, international affairs, and law. The curriculum includes classes in policy analysis,…
Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Finance
BERKELEY – The Goldman School of Public Policy and the California State Treasurer’s Office led the inaugural California Green Bond Market Development Committee meeting on June 4th at the University of California, Berkeley. The Committee is working to promote and expand financing for climate-friendly infrastructure through green bonds. “Green bonds are used to finance the infrastructure of a climate-challenged world,” said California State Treasurer Fiona Ma. “By investing sooner rather than later in…