Pelosi Launches $32 Million Berkeley Democracy Institute, Co-Teaching Course
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 29
Pelosi Launches $32 Million Berkeley Democracy Institute, Co-Teaching Course
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 29
Summary
$32 million in fundraising pledges will back a new UC Berkeley institute that Nancy Pelosi is launching to shape debates on democratic governance and train future leaders.
UC Berkeley said the institute will go beyond research, supporting undergraduate courses, an annual nonpartisan forum and a visiting fellows program featuring national and global leaders.
Pelosi will also co-teach a course with Congress scholar Eric Schickler, giving students direct exposure to how government and Congress work.
The institute is being presented as strictly nonpartisan, but its mission reflects Pelosi's stated concern about threats to U.S. democracy, civil rights and diversity in political leadership.