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By Alex Pfeifer-Rosenblum, MPP ‘21 What does it take to eliminate the backlog of trash, illegal dumping, and property maintenance service requests that have accumulated in Baltimore’s most under-resourced areas and communities of color? A dedicated and coordinated staff at the Departments of Public Works and Housing, certainly. But also: Data. Lots and lots of data.  Enter Dan Hymowitz (MPP ‘07), Director of the Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation (OPI). Hymowitz oversees CitiStat,…

Rucker Johnson, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, has been elected to the National Academy of Education.  Professor Johnson is a labor economist who specializes in the economics of education, with an emphasis on the role of poverty and inequality in affecting life chances. "As a 3rd-generation educator, my parents instilled the belief in me at an early age that high-quality schools are a gateway to lifelong success," says Professor Johnson. "But I soon discovered that gatekeepers…

Hilary Hoynes, professor of public policy and economics and the Haas Distinguished Chair in Economic Disparities in the Goldman School of Public Policy, has been appointed to serve on Governor Gavin Newsom’s Council of Economic Advisors.  Professor Hoynes’ research focuses on poverty, inequality, food and nutrition programs, and the impacts of government tax and transfer programs on low-income families. Current projects include evaluating the effects of access to the social safety net in early life on…

Happy Black History Month!  EQUiPP (Equity in Public Policy) would like to send our appreciation to the Black-identifying members of GSPP’s community. Black History Month is not nearly enough time to truly commemorate and recognize their contributions to GSPP, a community that has not done enough to include and celebrate Black individuals. This year’s theme of Black History Month is “African Americans and the Vote.” It has been 150 years since Black men…

The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a full time, non-tenure track academic year Assistant Adjunct position. The Goldman School of Public Policy seeks applications from researchers with a broad interest in public policy analysis and an emphasis in social policy, including areas such as education, criminal justice, and the social safety net. Successful candidates will have extensive experience working with multiple stakeholders in the design and implementation of…

GSPP’s beloved Senior Assistant Dean for Academic Programs and Dean of Students, Martha Chavez, is moving on from her remarkable tenure at GSPP to accept an Associate Chief of Staff position at the Office of UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ. Over her thirteen-year career at GSPP, Martha has made fundamental and enduring contributions to the Goldman School. Her achievements have included: Building a strong student services staff and helping over a thousand students through the MPP program. Martha…

Note: the best way to reach out to Natalia is via email - nestrada@berkeley.edu Just in time for the start of the spring semester, UC Berkeley has a new Political Science & Public Policy Librarian!  Natalie Estrada specializes in guiding student and faculty researchers to databases, surveys, and journal articles related to public policy, politics, California government, and (for undergraduates) legal studies.  “Anyone can come to me,” says Natalia. “But I get especially…

What were you doing before you came to GSPP? Before GSPP, I worked as a community organizer, in electoral politics, in community development, and with various civic engagement and political advocacy organizations. In 2016, I worked on my first presidential campaign. After my candidate lost, I felt compelled to return to my hometown in California’s Central Valley to work with my community, where I have organized communities around issues related to immigrant rights, environmental justice, water rights, and voting…

For Immediate Release Contact Simon Davies, Senior PR Officer, IOP Publishing Tel +44 (0)117 930 1110 or +44 (0)7720 496 716 Email Simon.Davies@iopublishing.org  Twitter: @IOPPublishing An international research team is calling on policymakers to direct focus not just on the threats of climate change, but on the increasing number of opportunities for mitigation. Their study is published today in the IOP Publishing journal Environmental Research Letters. Lead author Dr Amory Lovins, from Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado, USA, highlighted: “The IPCC’s 2018 Special…