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Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Lisa García Bedolla was interviewed for KTVU’s post-election coverage exploring exit poll data that showed “Trump gained support from...Read more about Understanding Latinx Voters

Eric Stanley, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle...Read more about A coordinated nationwide attack’: What the forfeitures against SJSU volleyball mean for women’s sports

A recent article by Travis J. Bristol, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, discusses how American families,...Read more about When will the US presidential candidates talk about teachers?

Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Cati V. de los Ríos received the 2025 Divergent Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research, from the...Read more about The Divergent Award

Gina Ann Garcia, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, was appointed as faculty director of ...Read more about Leading Voice in Educational Equity

Center for Research on Social Change faculty affilate Marion Fourcade is co-author of The Ordinal Society (Harvard University Press, 2024). In a sweeping...Read more about The Ordinal Society

Kris Gutiérrez, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, has a new article in Review of Research in Education. She reviews the...Read more about When Learning Is Made Consequential: A Methodological Note on Repertoires

Justin Hosbey, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, is part of a team that received a Vision Grant from the Spencer Foundation for a...Read more about Transformative Climate Justice Education in the U.S. South

Two affiliates of the Center for Research on Social Change, Kris Gutiérrez and Travis Bristol, received awards from the American Educational...Read more about AERA Awards in Education Research

Cecilia Mo, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, is...Read more about Caste-Class Discrimination of Law Enforcement Officers

Tianna Paschel, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Carol D. Soc Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award for Early Career...Read more about Congratulations to Tianna Paschel!

Cristina Mora, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, was a guest for the live KQED event, “Night of Ideas...Read more about Night of Ideas

Eos Trinidad, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, has published a new article, “Interviewing K-12 education experts and elites,” in the journal ...Read more about Understanding K-12 Education Experts and Elites

Catherine Fisk, faculty affiliate of Center for Research on Social Change, is featured in this article published in the ...Read more about Elon Musk vs. NLRB

Tianna Bruno, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, has published a new article questioning the exclusive focus of Environmental Justice studies on Black death and activism....Read more about Black Life in the Face of Environmental Racism

Video is now available, “Unequal Choices: How Social Class Shapes Where High Achieving Students Apply to College” featuring Assistant Teaching Professor Yang Lor (UC Merced) and Associate Professor...Read more about Unequal Choices: How Social Class Shapes Where High Achieving Students Apply to College

Travis Bristol, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, has co-edited the new book Men Educators of Color in U.S. Public Schools and Abroad....Read more about Men Educators of Color

Patricia Baquedano-López, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change and member of ISSI’s Advisory Committee...Read more about New Book on Language and Social Justice

In collaboration with the Berkeley School of Education 21CSLA and the Nevada National Board Professional Learning Network, Travis Bristol, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, has been awarded a grant to boost teaching excellence. Bristol...Read more about Grant for Teaching Excellence Across Oakland Schools

Tiana Bruno, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, has published a new article in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers. Bruno’s article, "Ecological Memory in the Biophysical Afterlife of Slavery," discusses...Read more about Conceptualizing the Biophysical Afterlife of Slavery

The second edition of the textbook Solving Latino Psychosocial and Health Problems, by Center for Research on Social Change affiliate Kurt Organista,...Read more about New Textbook: Latino Psychosocial and Health Problems

Janelle Scott, faculty affiliate of the Center for Research on Social Change, is co-editor of ...Read more about Racialization and Educational Inequality in Global Perspective

Travis Bristol and Tolani Britton, faculty affiliates of the Center for Research on Social Change, are among the co-authors of an article in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. "...Read more about Race and School Discipline

Eric Stanley, faculty affiliate of Center for Research on Social Change, has been appointed the next Haas Distinguished Chair in LGBTQ Citizenship. Professor Stanley is Associate Professor and...Read more about Congratulations Eric Stanley!

Catherine Fisk, Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, is quoted in this KQED story discussing the ...Read more about No Reward for Loyalty from Gig Companies

Irene Bloemraad, faculty affiliate of Center for Research on Social Change, co-authored an op-ed published in the LA Times. Amidst concerns about a possible exodus of Californians, Bloemraad highlights why the...Read more about No, California Does Not Have a Population Crisis

Berkeley News interviews Nikki Jones, ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, in order to understand more deeply the...Read more about Tyre Nichols' Killing by Police - Why is This Still Happening?

A new article in International Journal of the Sociology of Knowledge was co-authored by Patricia Baquedano-López, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change and member of ISSI Advisory Committtee. The authors show that...Read more about Stewards of the Language

A new book co-authored by Patricia Baquedano-López, ISSI Advisory Committee member and faculty affiliate of Center for Research on Social Change, and Paul Garrett presents research on how "bilingual children engage with, negotiate, and transform their social worlds...Read more about On Becoming Bilingual

This article in the Washington Post addresses the efforts UC Berkeley makes in order to create a diverse campus with the goal of student demographics...Read more about UC Berkeley Can’t Use Race in Admissions, is it a Model for the Country?

Brandi Summers, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is co-author of a new article in Antipode. The article explores how the members in the Moms 4 Housing movement, while advocating for housing as a site of care central...Read more about Speculative Urban Worldmaking

Irene Bloemraad, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is co-author of a new article in Migration Studies discussing how the ...Read more about Immigrant Legalization: A Dilemma Between Justice and the Rule of Law

Berkeley News published a personal essay by Lisa García Bedolla, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, in which she reflects on the U.S. Latinx experience as a whole and her own journey as the daughter of Cuban political...Read more about Lisa García Bedolla: I Work So Today's Latinx Students Don't Face the Barriers I Did

The Invention of the 'Underclass': A Study in the Politics of Knowledge, published earlier...Read more about The Invention of the 'Underclass'

This Berkeley News story features Carolyn Chen, ISSI graduate fellow alum and now faculty affiliate of ISSI's Asian American Research Center and Center for Research on Social Change. Chen shares her research done for her recent book,...Read more about When Work Becomes Your Religion, Nothing Else Matters

In this new book, co-editor Travis Bristol, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, addresses key issues that serve as an obstacle for teachers of color and indigenous teachers. ...Read more about Handbook of Research on Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers

A new article, co-authored by Travis Bristol and Tolani Britton, faculty affiliates of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is available now in Urban Education. The article examines...Read more about Teachers of Color & Self-Efficacy in Social and Emotional Learning

Brandi Summers, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, received the 2022 American Cultures Excellence in Teaching Award. The...Read more about Congratulations Brandi Summers

The Jewish News of Northern California interviewed Tina Sacks, chair of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, about ...Read more about Feeling "Jewish Enough"

Tolani Britton, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, was recognized with an Early Career Award in Educational Policy and Politics...Read more about Congratulations Tolani Britton

A new article by Tolani Britton, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, analyzes the ...Read more about College or Bust... or Both

A new article in Urban Geography by Brandi Summers, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, analyzes the ...Read more about Black Insurgent Aesthetics and the Public Imaginary

A new book by Carolyn Chen, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is available now. Work Pray...Read more about Work Pray Code

In this commentary in EdSource, Travis Bristol, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, addresses the question: ...Read more about How to Diversify California's Educator Workforce

This Los Angeles Times article, co-authored by G. Cristina Mora, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, discusses the ...Read more about What Can We Do About the Latino Undercount in the 2020 Census?

Nikki Jones, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, was part of this KQED event examining the academic, political, and journalistic landscape associated with discussions of reparations for Black people in California. The...Read more about Why Reparations?

Jason Okonufua, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is co-author of an article in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology examining ...Read more about The Good and Bad of a Reputation

Patricia Baquedano-López, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, and Nate Gong, Asian American Research Center Graduate Fellow, are co-authors of "...Read more about Indigenous Mobilities in Diaspora

Carolina Reid, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is the author of a new Berkeley blog discussing the ...Read more about Addressing the Structural Foundations of Homelessness in the Bay Area

Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party is a new book for young adults co-authored by Waldo Martin, Jr., faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, and by Joshua Bloom, an Institute alum. The novel...Read more about Freedom! The Story of the Black Panther Party

Lisa García Bedolla, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, wrote this op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle. In this piece titled, "...Read more about The Deep Flaws in the Immigration System and the Way We Treat Our Veterans

Irene Bloemraad, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, published a new article in Ethnic and Racial Studies investigating ...Read more about Claiming Membership: What It Means to be American

In this new article, Brandi T. Summers, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, examines Oakland's unhousing...Read more about Untimely Futures

On Tuesday, November 2nd, the Center for Research on Social Change, part of the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, co-sponsored an event discussing Eric Stanley's new book that analyzes the increasing attacks against trans,...Read more about Atmospheres of Violence

John Douglass, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Right-Wing Studies and Center for Research on Social Change, has published several op-eds related to his recent book Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats and the Future of Higher...Read more about Neo-Nationalism and Universities

Travis Bristol, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, was elected Chair of the Board of...Read more about New Leadership Role for Travis Bristol

Violence against the transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming communities has continued to rise despite a broadening understanding of the experiences of these communities, with the year 2021 on track to being the deadliest in America. Berkeley News ...Read more about Why is Anti-Trans Violence on the Rise in America?

In this article, Travis Bristol, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, discusses how having Black and Latino...Read more about Four Ways to Get More Black and Latino Teachers in K-12 Public Schools

Tolani Britton, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, was awarded a National Academy of Education/Spencer postdoctoral fellowship for her project "Postsecondary...Read more about Congratulations Tolani Britton for Fellowship Award

An interview with Kurt Organista, faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is featured in this New York Times article about...Read more about Many Unvaccinated Latinos in the US Want the Shot

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Jason Okonofua is featured in Berkeley News. Okonofua discusses the methods and implications of his study, recently published in ...Read more about When Empathy is Chosen, Jail Returns Decline

Patricia Baquedano-López, faculty affiliate of SSI's Center for Research on Social Change, was rewarded the 2021 Charles A. Ferguson Award for Outstanding...Read more about Congratulations Patricia Baquedano-López

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Travis J. Bristol was quoted in a KQED story, "Strategies...Read more about Making Schools More Equitable

Tianna Paschel, a faculty affiliate of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, is co-PrincipaI Investigator of this new grant awarded to...Read more about African American Studies Awarded Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant

Tina Sacks, Chair of ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change, published a new opinion article on CNN. Many Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the vaccine, and Sacks explains how the appalling, yet lasting, legacy...Read more about When Black People are Wary of Vaccination, It's Important to Listen

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affilate Nikki Jones has won the 2020 Michael J. Hindelang Award from the...Read more about Congratulations to Nikki Jones

In this article in The Atlantic, ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Arlie Hochschild, Professor Emerita, is quoted extensively. She...Read more about Why Many White Men Love Trump's Coronavirus Response

In this NPR podcast episode, ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Lisa García Bedolla details how the...Read more about Latino Voter Outreach Still Falls Short

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Travis J. Bristol co-authored a research article examining the supports and constraints teachers encountered during school-based professional development aligned with becoming a National Board Certified...Read more about Curricular Contradictions

In a recent Berkeley blog about politics and law, ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate G. Cristina Mora argues that this celebration of "Hispanic Heritage Month" must remember...Read more about Hispanic Heritage Month Must Recognize Our Struggles

ISSI Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliates Jonathan Simon and Nikki Jones were quoted in this Berkeley News article about the...Read more about Racial Injustice in the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Decision

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Travis Bristol published a new article in Teachers College Record exploring how...Read more about A Tale of Two Types of Schools

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Kurt Organista is one of two instructors to receive the 2020 American Cultures Excellence in Teaching Award for his...Read more about Congratulations to Kurt Organista

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty member Travis J. Bristol received a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship. Bristol aims to use this...Read more about Congratulations to Travis J. Bristol

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliates Nikki Jones, Professor of African American Studies, and G. Cristina Mora, Associate Professor of Sociology, received the...Read more about Congratulations to Nikki Jones and G. Cristina Mora

Research by Irene Bloemraad, ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate, was featured in the Policy Options article, "...Read more about Canada's Inclusive Politics

ISSI's Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliate Eric Stanley was quoted extensively in the Daily Cal article, "...Read more about Eric Stanley on Transgender Activism's History in Berkeley