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Student Spotlight: Zack Weinberg

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Name: Zack Weinberg Year: Senior, Class of 2018 Major: Cognitive Science, Double Minor in Public Policy & Computer Science Hometown: Potomac, MD Service Placement: Intern at San Francisco Department of Technology Favorite Quote: “It’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you.” Rachel Dawes, Batman...

Student Spotlight: Yvonne Dorantes

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Name: Yvonne Dorantes Year: Senior, Class of 2018 Major: Political Science; Minor: Conservation and Resource Studies Hometown: San Ardo, CA Service Placement: Summer 2016—Cal-in-Sacramento Intern for Assemblymember Rudy Salas’ Capitol Office; Summer 2017—Matsui Local Government Fellow at Assemblymember Anna Caballero’s...

Danny Murillo, Gardner Fellow 2015, Featured on Oprah Winfrey 60 Minutes

Friday, October 20, 2017

On Sunday evening October 22nd, Danny Murillo (Gardner Fellow 2015) was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on 60 Minutes about the time he spent in confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison where he spent seven years of his 15-year sentence in solitary confinement. At Pelican Bay State Prison, Danny became a spokesperson against...

Director Lisa García Bedolla on IGS, Students and Service

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

How do you think IGS can and should contribute to political discourse? At IGS, we are hoping to shine a light in the places throughout the state where government is working, places that show how institutions really matter, including governmental agencies, elected bodies, and the state’s universities. I believe that our job...

Student Spotlight: Dana Alpert

Monday, October 2, 2017

Name: Dana Alpert Year: Junior, Class of 2019 Major: Political Science, Double Minor in Public Policy and Political Economy Hometown: Templeton, CA Service Placement: Intern in State Senator Steve Glazer's Office Fun fact/quote: I'm proficient in ASL (American Sign Language)! What sparked your interest in public service? I...

IGS Conference Examines Forces Behind Brexit, Trump

Thursday, September 7, 2017

The year 2016 was a tumultuous time in US and UK politics: British voters chose to exit the EU and American voters elected Donald Trump as president. On August 30 th 2017, the Anglo-American Studies Program at the Institute of Governmental Studies sponsored a day-long conference, Brexit-Trump: What’s Next for the US, UK...

Fall Semester Welcome from Our Director

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Dear Members of the IGS Community, Greetings from Moses Hall and welcome to the 2017-2018 school year. I am excited to take on the role as IGS Director and privileged to join such an enthusiastic and dedicated group of students, faculty and community members. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to you. I am a Cal...

A Conversation with Jack Citrin

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Jack Citrin is a Professor of the Graduate School, Department of Political Science and Director Emeritus, Institute of Governmental Studies. What are some of the larger themes and questions that inform your work? My work has always been informed by one major theme: the bonds - or lack thereof - between citizens and...

Cal-in-Sacramento Fellow Greg Fidell, Cal Alumni Association Executive Director Cloey Hewlett, and Cal-in-Sacramento Fellows Leaje Morris and Dominick Williams

Cal-in-Sacramento Summer Reception Draws Big Crowd

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Legislators, leading state administrators and others gathered near the Capitol for the annual Cal-in-Sacramento summer reception, celebrating the Matsui Center program that each year places more than 30 Berkeley students in internships among California's leaders. Sen. Henry Stern, who graduated from the Berkeley Law School...

Poetry Scholar Named Underhill Fellow

Monday, June 26, 2017

Congratulations to Allison Neal, the 2017 recipient of the Institute's Underhill Graduate Fellowship. Neal is a Ph.D. candidate in English whose research focuses on Anglo-American speech-based poetry composed between 1900 and 1975. By examining how various British and American cultural and governmental institutions sought...