Stephen Menendian
@smenendian.bsky.social
Assistant Director @ the Othering & Belonging Institute @UCBerkeley. Vintage & Old School MTG hobbyist.
It took about two years to make this video, from initial script to final animation by the amazing Rama Duwaji. The video shows the critical difference between expanding *access* to opportunity and *enlarging* opportunity itself, never illustrated before. youtu.be/qq40In0ooWA?...
Opportunity Explained: Structural Racism, Life Pathways, and Systemic Change
YouTube video by Othering & Belonging Institute
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August 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It took about two years to make this video, from initial script to final animation by the amazing Rama Duwaji. The video shows the critical difference between expanding *access* to opportunity and *enlarging* opportunity itself, never illustrated before. youtu.be/qq40In0ooWA?...
Honestly, I couldn’t be happier with how this interview turned out in the Berkeley News. Please check it out! news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
This Berkeley scholar wants everyone to understand what ‘structural racism’ really means - Berkeley News
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs.
news.berkeley.edu
July 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Honestly, I couldn’t be happier with how this interview turned out in the Berkeley News. Please check it out! news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
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This Berkeley scholar wants everyone to understand what ‘structural racism’ really means
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
This Berkeley scholar wants everyone to understand what ‘structural racism’ really means - Berkeley News
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs.
news.berkeley.edu
July 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
This Berkeley scholar wants everyone to understand what ‘structural racism’ really means
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
Stephen Menendian’s new book explains how a complex web of systems perpetuates racism — and proposes policies to right these wrongs. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/28/f...
After 15 years of research, drafting, revision, citation & formatting work, submitting to publishers and working with editors, I am overwhelmed and excited to announce that my new book on structural racism is coming out Monday! belonging.berkeley.edu/structural-r...
June 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
After 15 years of research, drafting, revision, citation & formatting work, submitting to publishers and working with editors, I am overwhelmed and excited to announce that my new book on structural racism is coming out Monday! belonging.berkeley.edu/structural-r...
I have never liked the idea of 🍿 in response to online drama. Schadenfreude has its place, but that often feels mean. I am resisting the urge right now for this Musk-Trump feud. This is highly entertaining.
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have never liked the idea of 🍿 in response to online drama. Schadenfreude has its place, but that often feels mean. I am resisting the urge right now for this Musk-Trump feud. This is highly entertaining.
Why is Andor so good? Good lord.
April 23, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Why is Andor so good? Good lord.
There are still a few films I’d like to see from 2024, but my top 4 seems pretty set at this point: Conclave, Juror #2, Dune p2, and Hitman. The performances in Conclave had some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. Overall, it was a pretty good year. letterboxd.com/smenendian/l...
2024 Films Ranked
A list of 27 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Conclave (2024), Juror #2 (2024), Dune: Part Two (2024), Hit Man (2023) and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
letterboxd.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
There are still a few films I’d like to see from 2024, but my top 4 seems pretty set at this point: Conclave, Juror #2, Dune p2, and Hitman. The performances in Conclave had some of the best acting I’ve ever seen. Overall, it was a pretty good year. letterboxd.com/smenendian/l...
Expecting the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, but hoping for the Eagles.
February 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Expecting the Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, but hoping for the Eagles.
I finished watching Star Trek Deep Space 9 tonight! I watched four seasons in four months. Winter is definitely the best time to binge TV. It was an amazing metaphor for Fukuyama’s end of history. Thinking about writing an essay on that point.
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I finished watching Star Trek Deep Space 9 tonight! I watched four seasons in four months. Winter is definitely the best time to binge TV. It was an amazing metaphor for Fukuyama’s end of history. Thinking about writing an essay on that point.
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Interested in Belonging without Othering by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian? You can read an excerpt from the first chapter right now!
Start reading Belonging without Othering | john a. powell and Stephen Menendian
Read an excerpt from Belonging without Othering: How We Save Ourselves and the World - john a. powell and Stephen Menendian
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April 24, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Interested in Belonging without Othering by john a. powell and Stephen Menendian? You can read an excerpt from the first chapter right now!
Hi everyone! Good to be here. 👋
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November 22, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Hi everyone! Good to be here. 👋