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The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandie Nonnecke as associate professor of technology policy research and director of GSPP’s Tech Policy Initiative. An expert in technology policy and internet governance, Nonnecke directs the CITRIS Policy Lab, which includes the Our Better Web project, an interdisciplinary initiative addressing the sharp rise of disinformation, threats to child safety, and algorithmic bias.  As director of the Goldman…

David C. Wilson began his tenure as dean of the Goldman School on July 1, 2021. Vanessa Martini, GSPP’s associate director of communications, spoke with Dean Wilson about what drew him to the Goldman School and his priorities for the next year and beyond. What attracted you to Berkeley and GSPP? When Berkeley unveiled their updated strategic plan in 2018, “pushing boundaries” and “challenging convention” was at the forefront - and that’s what my research…

USAFacts, the nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and understandable single source of government metrics, announced a new professional learning program developed in partnership with UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. Designed to educate Congressional staff on federal data policy and working with data, the Congressional Data Certificate program will focus on using data for federal policy work and writing legislation to produce useful data for the country. The nonpartisan certificate program is free to participants…

In mid-November, Goldman School of Public Policy students, faculty, and staff descended upon our nation’s capital for a beloved annual tradition: the DC Networking trip.  "Public policy leadership and innovation are critical to making government more responsive, efficient, and effective," said Dean David C. Wilson. "This annual trip gives our students a deeper understanding of how what they're learning in the classroom applies to policy at the national level. It's an invaluable experience." Students…

The Goldman School of Public Policy is pleased to announce that Hilary Hoynes, Professor of Public Policy and Economics and Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities, was elected as co-vice president of the American Economic Association (AEA). Her tenure begins January 2023.  Hoynes joins a long list of University of California, Berkeley faculty to hold this role, including economist David H. Romer; Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics recipient David Card; and current Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.  "I am honored…

How will emerging technologies shape the future of war and peace? How might a new era of strategic competition between superpowers complicate matters? What steps should governments take to mitigate the risks posed by autonomous technologies used in war?  Many of the most important challenges that we face as we move into the 21st century involve problems for which we have no or little data. As a consequence, decision-makers are faced with a policy environment defined by uncertainty. To…

9.13.2022—Berkeley, CA The Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) and the CITRIS Policy Lab have launched a transformative Tech Policy Initiative to strengthen multidisciplinary scholarly collaborations, foster tech policy education and innovation, and inform effective tech-related policy strategies across the public and private sectors.  “Our Tech Policy Initiative will leverage the immense intellectual resources of UC Berkeley as well as the powerful networks of both CITRIS and GSPP to ensure that public good, rigorous analysis, and justice…

LiPP steering committee: (back row, left to right): Diego Villegas, Abraham Bedoy; (front row, left to right): Beda Castillo, Belinda Magallon, Julia Rosales. Latinx in Public Policy (LiPP) is a community of Goldman School of Public Policy students gathered to foster creative dialogue regarding policy issues impacting Latinx students and communities, including DEI, labor, immigration, poverty and social inequality, international relations, environmental justice, education, and health.     For the 2022-2023 academic year,…

The following members of UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy faculty will be presenting at the 2022 meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Learn more about the full conference on the ASPA website. Sarah Anzia Roundtable on Sarah Anzia's Local Interests Fri, September 16, 2:00 to 3:30pm “The Political Influence of City Employees: Civil Service Adoption in America” Fri, September 16, 8:00 to 9:30am New Findings and Frontiers in American…

A new report released by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) provides an in-depth look at California’s Three-Strikes Law, which went into effect nearly 30 years ago. The law mandates longer prison sentences for people convicted of new felonies if they had a previous conviction for a serious or violent felony. For a second felony conviction, sentences are doubled in length, while a third serious or violent conviction results in the sentence being increased to at…