Social Sciences (Faculty & Staff)

Nine faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 23, 2020
Robert Sanders

Nine UC Berkeley faculty members from a wide range of disciplines have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), a 240-year-old organization honoring the country’s most accomplished artists, scholars, scientists and leaders.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/04/28/nine-faculty-members-elected-to-american-ac…

Berkeley Talks: Economists on What it’ll Take to Rebuild Ukraine

February 28, 2023
Cori Anne Montero

Tune in to a new episode of Berkeley Talks Podcast, featuring leading economists Barry Eichengreen, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Gérard Roland, and Roger Myerson. They discussed what it'll take to rebuild Ukraine's infrastructure, education systems, and institutions one year after Russia invaded Ukraine.

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https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/02/24/berkeley-talks-economists-on-what-itll-take…

AAAS adds nine new fellows from UC Berkeley

January 27, 2022
Kara Manke

Nine members of the UC Berkeley community – including eight faculty and one staff member — have been elected American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, one of the most distinctive honors within the scientific community. The 2021 class of AAAS fellows includes 564 scientists, engineers and innovators who are being recognized for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements.

https://news.berkeley.edu/2022/01/26/aaas-adds-ten-new-fellows-from-uc-berkeley

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers, an Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Berkeley, Wins the 2023 Dan David Prize

February 28, 2023
Cori Anne Montero
Dr. Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers is a historian who explores women’s social, economic, and legal relationships to enslaved people and the slave trade in the trans-Atlantic world. She is an Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, where she specializes in African-American history, women’s and gender history, and the history of American slavery.

Jones-Rogers’ research has been primarily concerned with women and slavery, but her work also explores the evolution and development of early systems of law, especially as they pertain to women...

College of Letters & Science announces winners of inaugural L&S Faculty Awards

April 20, 2023

This spring, the College of Letters & Science Advisory Board launched its first-ever L&S Faculty Awards to celebrate outstanding Letters & Science faculty. Awardees were selected for their exceptional scholarship, service to the College and community, and transformational teaching. These extraordinary individuals not only embody the excellence of the College of Letters & Science, but they also serve as an inspiration to the entire campus community.

Award Namesakes: Honoring Blackwell, Manz,...

Maurice Obstfeld Has Been Elected as This Year's Distinguished Fellow by AEA

May 4, 2023

Join us in congratulating Maurice Obstfeld who has been recently elected as this year's Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association.

Maurice Obstfeld is a highly accomplished economist, currently serving as the Class of 1958 Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also taught at other prestigious universities and served in various positions outside academia, including as a Member of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers and as an Economic Counselor and Director of the Research Department at the International...

Berkeley Economist Gabriel Zucman Wins Prestigious Clark Medal

May 4, 2023

Gabriel Zucman, a UC Berkeley economist, has won the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal for his influential research on tax avoidance and economic inequality. The medal is awarded annually by the American Economic Association to an economist under the age of 40, and several past winners have gone on to win the Nobel Prize in economics. Zucman’s innovative research and wide-ranging influence over the past decade were cited in the award, as was his “revolutionary” work on the drivers of wealth inequality and policies to reduce it.

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35th Annual Excellence in Management Awards Celebrate Four L&S Staff Members

May 4, 2023

At the annual Excellence in Management awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 2, the Berkeley Staff Assembly recognized outstanding university staff employees from across campus. The 2023 theme, "Everyday Heroes: Leading the Path to Excellence," paid homage to individuals whose leadership demonstrated and encouraged mentorship, dignity, respect, and belonging. Nominees were selected and evaluated based on three main criteria:

Intentionality: Manager/supervisor clearly defines...

UC Berkeley alum Hua Hsu wins 2023 Pulitzer Prize

May 9, 2023
Michelle Phillips

Pulitzer Prize award against a blue backgroundHua Hsu, who graduated from UC Berkeley in 1999, is a 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner in the category of memoir or autobiography for his book, Stay True, Columbia University announced Monday, May 8, on the recommendation of the Pulitzer...

Jefferson Cowie, UC Berkeley alumnus, awarded 2023 Pulitzer Prize for history

May 11, 2023

Pulitzer Prize award against a blue backgroundUC Berkeley alumnus Jefferson Cowie, an American historian and scholar, was awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in the history category on Monday, May 8, for his book Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power. According to...