Housing Policy

August 24, 2021

The “Roots of Structural Racism” Project Launch Event

Hear a recording of a half day forum focused on residential racial segregation and launching a project to help us understand where we are today. Speakers include Richard Rothstein, john a. powell, and Lisa Rice.
August 16, 2021

The Roots of Structural Racism Project

A project from the UC Berkeley Othering & Belonging Institute to investigate the persistence of racial residential segregation across the United States. The project includes a national segregation report, an interactive mapping tool, and other elements that help us better understand segregation and work toward integration across our nation.
August 16, 2021

Othering & Belonging Institute’s Summer Fellowship

The Othering & Belonging Institute Summer Fellowship is a paid research experience for individuals seeking to develop their research skills by engaging with the Institute’s multidisciplinary research, analysis, policy, and strategic narrative work. The purpose of the fellowship is to build the capacity and network of the next generation of researchers and community leaders who are committed to social and racial justice by providing mentorship and hands-on experience with social science research. In addition to working directly with their staff (more...)
August 16, 2021

Urban Displacement Project

The Urban Displacement Project (UDP) is a research and action initiative of UC Berkeley. UDP conducts community-centered, data-driven, applied research toward more equitable and inclusive futures for cities. Our research aims to understand and describe the nature of gentrification, displacement, and exclusion, and also to generate knowledge on how policy interventions and investment can respond and support more equitable development. The goal of UDP is to produce rigorous research and create tools to empower advocates and policymakers, to reframe conversations, (more...)