The Goldman School welcomes Sarah Baughn (MPP ’00) as its Director of Annual Fundraising and Alumni Relations, a brand new position at the School. In her new role, Sarah will work to energize GSPP's already-strong network of more than 4,300 MPP, MPA, Policy Minor, and PPIA alumni with the goal of boosting giving and engagement. Sarah is a Class of 2000 MPP alumna with a focus in education policy. Prior to taking on her new role, she…

Response to a recent report finding that California’s correctional and parole officers face extraordinarily high risks of suicide and other mental health problems has Amy Lerman, the UC Berkeley professor who led the research, feeling cautiously optimistic about the state’s ability to address the issue. Reports on the study have appeared in nearly 700 news outlets since the initial story by Associated Press reporter Don Thompson in Sacramento ran on Jan. 9. Coverage has extended from the Bay…

The Issue: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as "food stamps", is one of the largest anti-poverty programs in the United States, reaching over 44 millionAmericans in 2016, at a cost of $73 billion to the Federal Government. Major policy changes up for consideration in Congress as well as the Trump administration's federal budget proposal could lead to dramatic funding cuts to SNAP. While the costs are easy to tally, the program also…

In testimony this month before the congressional Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, outlined some of the measures government agencies are taking to protect our energy infrastructure from “significant cyber incidents.” The programs she outlined — information sharing, research and development, physical preparedness, and multi-stakeholder coordination — are all vitally important. But there are additional novel…

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a non-tenured appointment to the faculty at the Assistant Professor level, with an expected start date of July 1, 2018. The successful candidate will be appointed to one or more Departments at Berkeley (depending on the candidate’s background) in affiliation with the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society. The candidate will be expected to participate in the Religious Diversity Cluster of the Haas Institute and collaborate with the Chair to…

The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a part time academic year lecturer position affiliated with a professional graduate degree program. The Goldman School of Public Policy is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach graduate-level breadth courses should an opening arise. The pool will remain in place for one calendar year; those interested in remaining in the pool beyond that time must reapply. We are searching for instructors…

The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley is conducting a search to fill a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor of Public Policy or above, with an expected start date of July 1, 2018. We seek applications from researchers and scholars who focus on policy issues related to the future of jobs, the changing nature of labor markets, and the ways in which Public Policy can support working people and diverse populations. We anticipate…

To his teachers at Ridgeway High School in Memphis, Jason Okonofua was a handful. During class, his mind drifted and he would lose the thread of the lesson. He slouched at his desk and dozed off. His teachers seemed to take it personally, as a sign of disrespect. He earned detention and was suspended several times. Jason wasn’t trying to rile his teachers. He wasn’t paying attention in class because his thoughts were being consumed by…

Today's action by the Trump Administration to end DACA demonstrates the ultimate failure of our government to develop humane and thoughtful solutions to problems, especially those regarding immigration. My personal opinion is that DACA was the right solution to a vexing situation and that ending it elevates legal niceties over the exercise of justice and the practice of basic American values. As many people have said, those affected by DACA came to America as innocent children with their relatives.…

August 23, 2017 Mr. President, I am resigning from my position as Science Envoy for the Department of State of the United States. Since 1996, I have served the Departments of Energy, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the State Department in a number of roles. Working closely with the talented teams at State Department Headquarters and at US embassies abroad, we have built significant partnerships in North and East Africa, and in the Middle East, around shared visions of national security,…