Major changes and initiatives at CSHE since 2014

Since 2014, the Center has had three short term Directors: from 2015-2016, Carol T. Christ (English—past Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of UC Berkeley, former President of Smith College, current Chancellor of UC Berkeley); from 2016-2017, Michael Nacht (Public Policy); and from 2017-2019, Henry Brady (Public Policy; past Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy). Under Carol Christ’s directorship, the Center found a new home in the Goldman School.

From 2019 until 2023, George Blumenthal (Astronomy and Astrophysics; former Chancellor, UC Santa Cruz) served as Center Director. The Center Manager is Helena Brykarz and the External Relations Specialist is Shanshan Jiang..