News from October 2016
Summer Internship with The Reach Trust (USAID Global Development Fellowship)
In the past summer, over ninety Goldman School students interned in government, nonprofit and private agencies throughout the US and the world. Max Aaronson spent his summer completing a USAID Global Development Fellowship in South Africa. Through USAID’s Global Development Fellowship, Max interned at the Reach Trust in South Africa. The Reach Trust was established in 2012 to inspire and improve lives through the development of innovative and cost-effective mobile solutions. Max’s projects included the…
Coal makes global poverty worse
On the eve of the Marrakech Climate Conference (COP22) the global energy and development community has an opportunity to embrace and launch a new era of clean energy and energy equity. We all need energy. Without affordable, reliable, safe sources of electricity which can be easily accessed, people remain stuck in poverty. There aren’t lights in homes for children to do homework nor energy for economic opportunity and advancement. Health clinics don’t have refrigerators…
Nudges That Help Struggling Students Succeed
When I was in high school, I earned A’s in all my math classes—until I took calculus. In algebra and geometry, I could coast on memorizing formulas, but now I had to think for myself. It was disastrous, culminating in my getting a charity “C,” and I barely passed my college calculus class. The reason, I was convinced, was that I didn’t have a math mind. I have avoided the subject ever…
Summer Internship with Year Up’s Veterans Initiative
In the past summer, over ninety Goldman School students interned in government, nonprofit and private agencies throughout the US and the world. John Parker (second from left) poses with members of the Year Up Bay Area Veterans Initiative team. Johnathon Parker was part of a small team piloting an initiative to recruit young adult veterans into the Year Up program. Year Up is a non-profit organization that provides low-income young adults who are disconnected from stable career pathways with…
CSHE is Now Part of Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy
UC Berkeley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) was established in 1957 as an Organized Research Unit (ORU), and the first research institute in the world devoted to the study of systems, institutions, and processes of higher education. CSHE is now part of the campus’ Goldman School of Public Policy, in part reflecting the Center’s long history of interdisciplinary and policy relevant research. Previously, CSHE reported directly to the UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and…
Kaepernick Anthem Abstention Latest in Long Line of Player Protests
For the 9th time since August 14th, Colin Kaepernick knelt in protest during an NFL pre-game national anthem. Unlike his first protest in early August, this time he was joined by teammates Eli Harold and Eric Reid, and unlike his first protest, this time it didn’t make any headlines. Colin Kaepernick was featured on the cover of the October 3rd issue of Time Magazine as a result of the conversation he has sparked, centered on racial…
Summer Internship: Impact Evaluation in Kenya
This past summer, over ninety Goldman School students interned in government, nonprofit and private agencies throughout the US and the world. Sara Litke spent her summer completing a USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship (a.k.a. GDF fellowship) in rural Kenya, where she conducted an impact evaluation and developed surveys for a small agricultural nonprofit organization called Development in Gardening (DIG). DIG focuses on nutrition-sensitive agriculture in developing countries. Their mission is to improve the economic well-being,…
Summer Internship: Stakeholder Engagement and Data Analysis with OUSD
In the past summer, over ninety Goldman School students interned in government, nonprofit and private agencies throughout the US and the world. Ryan Sapinoso completed an Education Pioneers Summer Fellowship with Oakland Unified School District’s Continuous School Improvement Department. During the 2015-2016 school year, OUSD adopted a new framework for measuring school performance, and implemented a limited release of data to school leaders. Annual school performance data was additionally scheduled for a full public release in fall 2016 to…