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G. Cristina Mora, wins 2020 Assembly Faculty Mentor Award!

Wednesday, March 25, 2020
The Office of the Graduate Division recognizes the 2020 recipients of the Graduate Division's Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Awards and the Graduate Assembly's Faculty Mentor Awards : "Excellent faculty mentorship has an indelible impact on the well-being, academic success, and overall experience of...
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2020 Cal-in-Sac Fellows Interviewed for their Internships!

Thursday, March 19, 2020
On Friday, March 13, the current cohort of Cal-in-Sacramento Fellows traveled to Sacramento to interview for their summer internships. In addition to senate and assembly offices, they interviewed with staff at the Governor’s Office, CalEPA, the California Energy Commission, MALDEF, the Little Hoover Commission, and many...
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2020 Percy Grant Awards and Synar Fellows

Friday, March 6, 2020
Join us as we congratulate the 2020 recipients of the Charles H. Percy Undergraduate Grant for Public Affairs Research and the Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship . A ceremony to honor the recipients will be held in the IGS Library on Friday, March 6, from 2-4pm. Students will offer brief presentations of their...
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Sacramento Power Shift book event

Monday, September 16, 2019
On Monday, September 9, leading figures in California and national politics gathered in Sacramento to celebrate the release of Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America . After welcoming remarks by former speaker Willie Brown and Governor Gavin Newsom, co-authors George Pla and David Ayón...
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Former Justice Stevens on his friendship with Charles Percy

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
In 2010, Justice John Paul Stevens was interviewed by Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal about his long friendship with Senator Charles H. Percy, dating back to their student days at the University of Chicago. In the interview, Justice Stevens recalls how Senator Percy helped launch his judicial career by encouraging...
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IGS Seeks Applications for Director of External Programming

Friday, September 28, 2018
Join us at IGS! We are now accepting applications for a Director of External Programming (Academic Coordinator II) in the area of Social Sciences/American Politics and Policy, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2018. This position has primary responsibility for administering several academic programs and functions...
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Apply Now for GSA Positions at the Center on Democracy & Organizing

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Two Graduate Student Assistant positions at the Center on Democracy and Organizing in the Institute of Governmental Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, will be available beginning September 1, 2018. These positions are open to graduate students or recent Master's or Ph.D. graduates from any accredited...
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Yvonne Dorantes Wins Mather Award

Friday, June 1, 2018
Congratulations to Yvonne Dorantes '18, a former Cal-in-Sacramento Fellow, and a former Local Government Fellow, who has been named the winner of the 2018 Mather Good Citizen Award . The Mather Award is one of the Chancellor’s Awards for Public Service, recognizing students, staff, faculty, and community partnerships that...

García Bedolla Named Winner of Chancellor's Award

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
IGS Director Lisa García Bedolla has been named a 2017 winner of the Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity . The award acknowledges meritorious achievement by faculty in pursuit of the University's mission to create an inclusive environment, serving the needs of our increasingly diverse state...

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