Upcoming Events

In this Matrix Distinguished Lecture, journalist Alexis Madrigal — host of KQED's Forum and a contributing writer at The Atlantic — turns his attention to the question of how we come to know a place. Drawing on his background as a reporter, writer, and thinker of cities, landscapes, and histories, he will explore different ways of writing about and understanding place, revealing how perspective, memory, and narrative inform the stories we tell about the world around us.

This panel will bring together leading scholars from business, political science, and law to examine the many facets of corruption in the United States and the ways it is identified, constrained, and addressed. The panel will feature Sarah Anzia, Ernesto Dal Bó, and Erwin Chemerinsky, with Sean Gailmard moderating.

join us on February 5th from 12pm-1:30pm for an Authors Meet Critics panel on the book "Co-Motion: Re-Thinking Power, Subjects, and Feminist and Queer Alliances," by Paola Bacchetta, Professor and Chair of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at UC Berkeley. Professor Bacchetta will be joined in conversation by Roshanak Kheshti and Leti Volpp, with Lawrence Cohen moderating.

This California Spotlight panel brings together leading scholars to examine the forces challenging public higher education today. Drawing on areas spanning finance, policy, and labor, the discussion will explore how these dynamics are shaping the UC system, and what is at stake for students, employees, the public, and the future of higher education.