Past Events

2026 Boxer Lecture: City, State, and Nation: A Conversation with Mayor Barbara Lee

Tuesday • 4:00pm–5:30pm PST • Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720

The 2026 Boxer Lecture will be a thoughtful conversation between Mayor Lee and Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer with a focus on women in public service leadership.

Modeling Hypersonic Missile Flight

Tuesday • 10:00am–11:00am PST

This webinar will walk through the purpose, capabilities, and use of the Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Simulator, a recently launched web application that enables quick and easy modeling of the flight performance of hypersonic missiles.

Dr. Crispin Barker: Salami Tactics and the AI Control Problem: The Case of Autonomous Weapon Systems

Thursday • 3:00pm–4:30pm PST • 223 Philosophy Hall

Dr. Crispin Barker will report on his research into the history of salami tactics (a strategy associated with the Cold War but with much older antecedents) and how an advanced artificial intelligence could use salami tactics to subvert control.

Algorithmic Warfare in Iran and Beyond: What Possibilities Exist for Governance?

Wednesday • 10:00am–11:00am PST

Join us for an online discussion hosted by the Berkeley Risk and Security Lab, where we explore AI’s impact on armed conflicts around the world and options for governing military AI.

MPA Academic Overview & Faculty Panel

Monday • 5:00pm–6:00pm PST

The MPA curriculum is where policy meets practice — and this is your chance to see exactly how. Join MPA Faculty Director Hector Cardenas and a panel of Goldman School faculty for an inside look at the academic heart of the program — the courses, the research, the ideas that will shape your time here.

16th Annual Race & Policy Symposium hosted by Students of Color in Public Policy (SCiPP)

Friday • 4:30pm–5:30pm PST • Krutch Auditorium (2601 Warring St, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA)

Harvard Online Event with Professor Eugene Bardach: Values in Policy Analysis

Saturday • 11:00am–12:30pm PST

Policy Matters features Dr. Eugene Bardach, a world-renowned political scientist, researcher, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. An award-winning scholar, Dr. Bardach is best known for developing the influential Eightfold Path Framework, a practical approach to policy analysis that has been adopted by governments, universities, and practitioners worldwide.

Towards a Better Democracy

Monday • 12:00pm–1:00pm PST • Eshleman Hall, ASUC Senate Chambers (5th Floor)

2026 Clark Kerr Lectures: Contested Missions

Thursday • 2:00pm–3:00pm PST • UC Berkeley School of Law

In the second lecture, President Eisgruber will examine the role of university presidents, the civic mission of American research universities, and how university communities should respond to the challenges they now face.

MPA Career Services Overview & Alumni Panel

Tuesday • 5:00pm–6:00pm PST