Recent News

The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary instructors to work as lecturers, teaching courses in a School that confers professional graduate degrees (MPP, MPA, and MDP) and the PhD degree in Public Policy. The courses may encompass both core curriculum (Economics, Quantitative Methods, Law & Public Policy, Introduction to Policy Analysis, Advanced Policy Analysis, and Politics & Public Policy); as well as its breadth curriculum (policy applications…

The Black Reparations Conference–hosted by the Black Reparations Project and co-sponsored by the Goldman School–was held virtually on February 23rd and 24th, 2023. With more than 500 registrants and over 175 attendees at any given session, the conference brought stakeholders together to focus on learning, challenges, and strategies in Black reparations movement building. The Black Reparations Project was formed to advance reparations learning, policy, and action. Three members of the Goldman School faculty,  Dr. Ashley Adams, Dr. Darcelle…

Libby Schaaf understands the power of relationships to get things done. As the mayor of the eighth largest city in California, one of Schaff’s key strategies was to strengthen and leverage her public-private partnerships to help finance projects. During her eight years as mayor, Schaaf utilized philanthropy to create and sustain new programs around the city. As a private citizen, she wanted to share her approach with young policy makers. On Wednesday evenings from January to mid-March, Schaaf…

The Goldman School of Public Policy is saddened to announce that a member of our community, Professor John Ellwood, passed away March 4, 2023 at the age of 80. John was a colleague, teacher, and friend, and his loss leaves a huge hole in the social fabric of the Goldman School. We will greatly miss John’s sharp wit, brilliant intellect, and personal warmth. He was beloved by colleagues and students alike.  John was born December 27, 1942 in New York City, son…

The CITRIS Policy Lab and the Goldman School of Public Policy are pleased to announce the inaugural class of UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellows.  These remarkable technology policy leaders were selected from among hundreds of applicants; they'll spend the next 6-12 months conducting research, working on responsible technical/policy interventions, and engaging with the extended UC Berkeley academic community.   Read their full bios on the tech policy fellows webpage. UC Berkeley Tech Policy Fellows Alexandra Belias …

[from left: ASUC President Chaka Tellem, Professor Janet Napolitano, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Geeta Anand, Dr. Brandie Nonnecke] “The Internet has fundamentally changed our lives, our economic, social, and political interactions,” said Brandi Nonnecke, director of GSPP’s tech policy initiative and the CITRIS Policy Lab. “Yet this transformative technology is prone to manipulation, disinformation, and deep fakes that can cause a company's stock price to plummet. It can fuel race- and gender-based violence and…

David Wooley, executive director for the Center for Environmental Public Policy, and second-year MPP student Elisia Hoffman contributed to this report.  SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists shed light on how microplastics in the environment are adversely impacting health and evaluated what governments have done to address the problem in the first report produced by the California State Policy Evidence Consortium (CalSPEC). The report, “Microplastics Occurrence, Health Effects, and Mitigation Policies: An Evidence Review for the California State Legislature,”…

In the early hours of September 18, 2001, the Eritrean government arrested more than a dozen journalists. Today, these journalists are still in prison, without access to due process.  For Meron Semedar, MPA 23, their imprisonment symbolizes the end of hope for democracy in Eritrea. He is channeling his anger into action by collaborating with nine UC Berkeley organizations to raise awareness about the imprisonment of journalists in his native country. On September 16 - 18, the Press Freedom in Eritrea: Exhibition and Webinar…

In partnership with UC Berkeley’s Institute of Human Development (IHD), the Goldman School of Public Policy announces the launch of the Early Learning Science and Child Policy Graduate Certificate. The certificate will prepare UC Berkeley graduate students to leverage the latest research in early childhood to inform practices, policies, and interventions to address challenges facing children and their families. The certificate is funded through the Early Childhood Policy in Institutions of Higher Education (ECPIHE) Initiative, which selected UC…

NEW YORK (January 9, 2023) – The TIAA Institute awarded Professor Adam Leive the 27th annual Paul A. Samuelson Award for showcasing how Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) can help consumers with both retirement savings and taxes. Leive published research titled “Health Insurance Design Meets Saving Incentives: Consumer Responses to Complex Contracts.” It studies whether consumers use their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as savings vehicles and how they impact health spending. HSAs grew in popularity as a way to lower…