The Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (ISSI) is UC Berkeley's hub for interdisciplinary social justice research. Since 1976, the Institute has been fostering qualitative and quantitative interdisciplinary research on the issues central to social stratification and inequality while trainining and supporting new generations of social change scholars.
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ISSI Graduate Fellows Jesús Gutiérrez and Makaela Jones in conversation with Professor Courtney Morris at the May 2025 Breaking Barriers, Building Community symposium.