Past Events

Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration

Monday • 5:00pm–6:00pm PDT • Banatao Auditorium, 310 Sutardja Dai Hall Berkeley, CA 94720

Join the Goldman School of Public Policy, the Berkeley Criminal Law & Justice Center, and the Brennan Center for Justice during Second Chance Month for a thought-provoking discussion on the far-reaching effects of the American prison system and how we can move towards restoration rather than punishment.

Housing and Homelessness in California

Thursday • 4:30pm–5:30pm PT • Banatao Auditorium, 310 Sutardja Dai Hall Berkeley, CA 94720

Join a diverse panel of cross-sector experts and advocates for a discussion on reducing poverty and addressing homelessness in California.

Memorial Service for Eugene "Geno" Smolensky

Sunday • 1:00pm–3:30pm Pacific • Freehouse • Berkeley, CA

Inaugural UC Berkeley Tech Policy Summit & Tech Integrity Awards

Thursday • 8:30am–5:00pm PT • Memorial Stadium, 2227 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA 94720

Hear from leading experts and practitioners; celebrate individuals who have made significant impacts in tech policy governance, journalism, and innovation; and join in an engaging activity with our inaugural cohort of Tech Policy Fellows at the 1st annual UC Berkeley Tech Policy Summit.

Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice: How the Supreme Court Divided America

Thursday • 6:00pm–7:00pm PT • Banatao Auditorium, 310 Sutardja Dai Hall Berkeley, CA 94720

Join Michael Waldman and Maria Echaveste for a discussion of the new book, The Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America.

National Security in an Uncertain World

Tuesday • 4:00pm–6:00pm PST • Banatao Auditorium (2594 Hearst Ave Berkeley, CA 94720)

MPA Information Session: Learn more about the Master of Public Affairs degree, targeting mid-professional leaders working on public problems

Friday • 9:00am–10:00am PST

An overview of the Master of Public Affairs (MPA) degree program for individuals with 5+ years of work experience.

2024 Bay Area Networking Reception

Tuesday • 6:00pm–8:00pm •

Career Networking Event for Bay Area Prospective Employers and Alumni interested in hiring Goldman students.

Safeguarding the Development of Artificial Intelligence

Monday • 4:30pm–6:00pm PST • Banatao Auditorium

While the advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) offers tremendous innovative opportunity and potential, the development of this revolutionary technology must be safeguarded to protect everything from the authenticity of the digital ecosystem to the integrity of American elections. The rapid pace with which GenAI has and will continue to develop means that the tools, solutions, and regulations needed to safeguard that growth are required immediately. To create and implement such solutions will require intense collaboration from the business, public, and academic sectors.

We invite you to join former UC President and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Digimarc CEO Riley McCormack, in conversation with New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and UC Professor Dr. Hany Farid, as they discuss cross-sector solutions and the actions needed to safeguard the development of GenAI. Key topics include, but are not limited to, GenAI’s impact on election security, content provenance and authenticity, and copyright ownership.

Exploring New Community-Engaged Models for Public Safety Reform

Wednesday • 6:00pm–7:30pm PST