Assistant Director & Special Projects Director,
The Othering and Belonging Institute (formerly the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society)
University of California-Berkeley 460 Stephens Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Structural Racism:
The Dynamics of Opportunity and Race in America, Routledge
June, 2025
Belonging Without Othering:
How We Save Ourselves and the World, Stanford University Press (with john a. powell)
April, 2024
The Shadow Constitution: Rescuing Our Inheritance from Neglect and Disuse. The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 26, No. 2
February, 2024
The Past, Present, and Future of Zoning Reform in the United States. The Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy, Vol. 21, No. 1, p. 73-121 (Fall 2023).
Fall 2023
Race and Politics: The Problem of Entanglement in Gerrymandering Cases. The Southern California Law Review, Vol. 96, No. 2, p. 301-354
2022-2023
Putting Integration on the Agenda (with Richard Rothstein). ABA Journal of Affordable Housing, Vol. 28, Number 2, p. 147-176
2019
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing: A Reckoning with Government-Sponsored Segregation in the 21st Century. National Civic Review, Vol. 106, Number 3, p. 20-27
Fall 2017
The Problem of Othering: Towards Inclusiveness and Belonging (with john a powell), Othering and Belonging Journal, Issue 1, p. 14-39
Summer, 2016
What Constitutes a ‘Racial Classification’? Equal Protection Doctrine ScrutinizedThe Temple Political & Civil Rights Law Review, Vol. 23, p. 81-153 .
Fall 2014
Fisher v. Texas: The Limits of Exhaustion and the Future of Race-Conscious Admissions (with john a. powell). University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, Vol. 47, p. 899-933
Fall 2014
Beyond Public/Private: Understanding Excessive Corporate Prerogatives (with john a. powell). University of Kentucky Law Journal, Vol. 100, p. 48-124
2012
Remaking Law: Moving Beyond Enlightenment Jurisprudence(with john a. powell). St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 54 p.1035-1115
2010
Little Rock and the Legacy of Dred Scott (with john a. powell). University of St. Louis Law Review, Vol. 52, p.1153-1189.
2008
Parents Involved: The Mantle of Brown, the Shadow of Plessy (with john a. powell). University of Louisville Law Review, Vol. 46, p. 631-702 (2008).
2012
Belonging for All: A More Expansive Vision for Higher Education in “Fostering Belonging and Equity in the Classroom and on Campus” (Eds. Claire Renzetti, Kimberly Lubreski). Cognella.
Forthcoming, 2026
The Fight for Fair Housing: Causes, Consequences, and Future Implications of the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act (Ed. Gregory Squires). Routledge, p. 207-228
October, 2017
America’s Growing Inequality: The Impact of Poverty and Race (Ed. Chester Hartman). Lexington Books, p. 21-24, 52-55, 112-117
May, 2014 (reprints)
Closing Keynote. “Othering is the problem, Belonging is the Solution.” 4th Annual Diversity Leadership Alliance Conference.
October 30, 2025
Invited Speaker. “Building Belonging: Concept and Practice.” City of Berkeley Leadership Forum. Berkeley, CA.
October 30, 2025.
Panelist. “Race, Racial Segregation, and Restrictive Zoning in the SF Bay Area: New Research Findings.” Castro Valley Library Speaker Series. Castro Valley, CA.
October 19, 2025
