About the Robert T. Matsui Center
The Matsui Center engages students in public life through internships, public events, and the presence of distinguished campus visitors. The Center emphasizes the creation of opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. In this way, the Center will serve as a fitting legacy to Congressman Robert T. Matsui and his belief that public service is a noble profession that should be open to all, a commitment that made him one of California's most important and respected political figures for more than three decades. The Center in strictly nonpartisan.
In addition to sponsoring its own events, the Center helps to publicize and support political happenings sponsored by other campus groups and academic departments. The Center works regularly with such organizations as the Cal Berkeley Democrats, the Berkeley College Republicans, the Goldman School of Public Policy, the Graduate School of Journalism, and Boalt Hall School of Law.
The Center is a component of the Institute of Governmental Studies, an interdisciplinary organized research unit at the University of California, Berkeley. Founded in 1919, the Institute expands the understanding of governmental institutions and the political process through a vigorous program of research, education, public service, and publishing.
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