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
“The Problem of Othering: Towards Inclusiveness and Belonging” in Social Stratification (5th Edition) (eds. Michelle Jackson, Nima Dahir, Claire Daviss, David B Grusky). Routledge.
September, 2026.
“Belonging for All: A More Expansive Vision for Higher Education” (with john a. powell) in “Fostering Belonging and Equity in the Classroom and on Campus” (Eds. Claire Renzetti, Kimberly Lubreski). Cognella.
September, 2026
“Opportunity Communities: Overcoming the Debate Over Mobility versus Place-Based Strategies” (with john a. powell) in 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
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
