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This year’s winner is Christian Hosam, who is a (fifth year) Ph.D. candidate in political science. Christian's dissertation focuses on the role of the Congressional Black Caucus in Congress and how its activities and priorities have lined up with or diverged from those of the Black community...Read more about Congratulations to our 2022 David M. Howard Memorial Prize Winner, Christian Hosam

This week the Institute of Governmental Studies will be completing another of its periodic polls of the California public about major political and public policy issues facing the state. It is a legitimate non-partisan poll sponsored by the University that is carried out by distributing email...Read more about Berkeley IGS Poll in Progress this Week - October 27-November 1 2022

This week the Institute of Governmental Studies will be completing another of its periodic polls of the California public about major political and public policy issues facing the state. It is a legitimate non-partisan poll sponsored by the University that is carried out by distributing email...Read more about Berkeley IGS Poll in Progress this Week - September 22-27 2022

Today was a day of remembrance and reflection. We were touring the National Mall in DC, although I have my reservation on what a mall resembles, let's not get into that. In today's venture, we had our first stop at the Jefferson memorial; at first glance,...Read more about 2022 Democracy Camp in DC Journal

This week the Institute of Governmental Studies will be completing another of its periodic polls of the California public about major political and public policy issues facing the state. It is a legitimate non-partisan poll sponsored by the University that is carried out by distributing...Read more about Berkeley IGS Poll in Progress this Week - May 27-31 2022

UC Berkeley professors Amani Allen and Cristina Mora, who received the 2022 Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence and Equity, discuss the impact of their research and service has on campus. To read the full article, click ...Read more about IGS Co-Director Cristina Mora receives 2022 Chancellor's Award

Dr. Hapreet Mangat is the Executive Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative (BIMI). Harpeet has been a key consultant on migration...Read more about Spotlight: Executive Director Harpreet Mangat shares how BIMI's work helps students inside and outside the classroom

BERKELEY, CA – UC Berkeley graduate Varsha Sarveshwar ('20) has been named a 2022 Rhodes Scholar-Elect. The scholarship grants students the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at the...Read more about IGS alumna Varsha Sarveshwar receives prestigious Rhodes Scholarship

Dr. Garcia Bedolla’s background and knowledge about career paths for public service were incredibly inspiring. Garcia Bedolla grew up in Los Angeles, as the daughter of Cuban...Read more about 2021 Democracy Camp Journal

IGS's newest research center, The People Lab, "aims to transform the public sector by producing cutting-edge research on the people in government and the communities they serve." We are thrilled to welcome Faculty Directors Amy Lerman and Elizabeth Linos, along with their talented...Read more about Spotlight: Transforming the Public Sector with Research on the People in Government and the Communities they Serve

Lisa Garcia Bedolla’s insight into public service careers was incredibly inspiring and moving. Dr. Bedolla was the child of Cuban refugees, who grounded...Read more about 2020 Democracy Camp Journal

Please join us in congratulating UC Berkeley Gardner Fellow, Nick Shafer, for being awarded a Marshall Scholarship. The Marshall Scholarship is one of the most selective graduate scholarships in America—with only about a 4% acceptance rate. The Marshall Scholarship pays for recipients to...Read more about Gardner Fellow, Nick Shafer, Wins the Marshall Scholarship!

Jasmijn Slootjes is Executive Director of the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Research Initiative (BIMI). She coordinates BIMI’s research projects, training programs, public engagement and grant writing. Based at IGS, BIMI is a partnership of faculty, researchers and students who...Read more about Executive Director, Jasmijn Slootjes, on How BIMI's Research is Addressing Migrant Needs at a Time of Unprecedented Strife

William Brandt, Chair Emeritus of IGS’s National Advisory Council, was awarded the Magis Medal for civic achievement by the National Jesuit Honor Society.

The Magis Medal is given annually by Alpha Sigma Nu, the Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, to members who have...Read more about William Brandt wins award for civic achievement

CCI Faculty Director, Karen Chapple, on the pandemic's effects on housing insecurity and displacement

Professor Karen Chapple is the Faculty...Read more about CCI Faculty Director, Karen Chapple, on the pandemic's effects on housing insecurity and displacement

IGS Resident Scholar Thomas E. Mann weighs in on the pandemic’s impact on the way Congress does business, the 2020 presidential election, and the future of American democracy, with Kelly Jones for the Institute of Governmental Studies.

...Read more about IGS Resident Scholar Thomas E. Mann weighs in on the pandemic’s impact on American politics

The Office of the Graduate Division recognizes the 2020 recipients of the Graduate Division's Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Awards and...Read more about G. Cristina Mora, wins 2020 Assembly Faculty Mentor Award!