{"id":2620784,"date":"2026-06-29T08:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-launching-institute-at-uc-berkeley-after-retiring-from-house\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:41:45","slug":"pelosi-launching-institute-at-uc-berkeley-after-retiring-from-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-launching-institute-at-uc-berkeley-after-retiring-from-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelosi launching institute at UC Berkeley after retiring from House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpelosi-launching-institute-at-uc-berkeley-after-retiring-from-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2620784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced she will establish the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy at the University of California, Berkeley after retiring from Congress in January 2027. The institute aims to train future leaders to protect democracy, focusing on issues like human rights, climate change, and economic inequality. Pelosi, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/felon-drug-dealer-among-the-democratic-candidates-for-top-state-offices\/\" title=\"Democratic candidates for top state offices include individuals with criminal records, including felonies and involvement in drug dealing.\">long-time legislator<\/a> and former House speaker, emphasized the institute&#8217;s nonpartisan nature and its role in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fostering informed political dialog<\/a>. She plans to co-teach a course on Congress, host fellows, and fund research. Pelosi expressed her intent to combine her experience to influence future leadership, while also criticizing efforts to undermine democratic principles, notably referencing Donald Trump. The institute is budgeted at $50 million, with $35 million raised so far.Pelosi highlighted the importance of outside mobilization and anticipates the emergence of new ideas and leaders through this initiative.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\">Nancy Pelosi <\/a>(D-CA) revealed on Monday she will plant a new institute at the University of California, Berkeley after she leaves <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a>, as she seeks to enshrine her legacy in a move the longtime lawmaker described as designed to train the next generation of leaders to protect democracy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After spending nearly four decades in Congress and twice leading Democrats as House speaker, Pelosi is moving to academia, launching the \u201cnon-partisan\u201d Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy in her home state after she retires in January, 2027. There, she plans to co-teach a course on Congress in Berkeley\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-washed-up-leftists-who-found-homes-in-academia\/\" title=\"5 Washed Up Leftists Who Found Homes In Academia\">political science department<\/a>, serving around 500 students annually, hosting fellows, and funding research on democracy.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4627251\/texas-approve-bible-k-12-required-reading-list\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas approves Bible stories as part of required K-12 reading list<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/4626329\/texas-proposed-social-studies-curriculum-teaching-islam-sparks-political-battle\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas\u2019s proposed social studies curriculum teaching \u2018brutal\u2019 Islam sparks political battle<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4623282\/kansas-ends-in-state-tuition-illegal-immigrants-doj\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kansas ends in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in deal with DOJ<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI concede this as a departure from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-blames-the-childless-left-for-the-decline-of-the-american-family\/\" title=\"JD Vance Blames The \u2018Childless Left\u2019 For The Decline Of The American Family\">partisan political arena<\/a>,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-06-29\/nancy-pelosis-uc-berkeley-institute-democracy-institute\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2026-06-29\/nancy-pelosis-uc-berkeley-institute-democracy-institute\">Pelosi told<\/a> the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>. \u201cI think the value of being associated with an academic institution, instead of just having my own foundation to do things, is that it would be nonpartisan. I think there\u2019s so much strength in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The congresswoman outlined a series of policies, including progressive priorities, that the institute will examine in a CNN <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/29\/politics\/nancy-pelosi-berkeley-institute?Date=20260629&#038;Profile=CNN&#038;utm_content=1782725716&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twitter\">interview <\/a>during which she lauded the program as one in which she will use her \u201cexperience to train leaders for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI loved it because they talked about human rights in the U.S. and in the world, talking about and addressing the challenges to our democracy, talking about challenges of the climate and economic income inequity,\u201d she said, remembering when Berkeley administrators and professors pitched her the idea nearly a year ago. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the <em>Los Angeles Times <\/em>interview, Pelosi unleashed veiled attacks against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, framing him as someone who has been instrumental in eroding the pillars of democracy. She was cautious about whether members of his Cabinet might be invited to speak as fellows at her new institute, but said, \u201cYou never know.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dThe separation of powers is the beauty, exquisite beauty of the Constitution. Of course, that\u2019s in disarray right now,\u201d she said, referencing Trump as a \u201ctyrant, a monarch, a demagogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pelosi said the institute will train advocates, organizers, and public servants of all stripes, and discuss \u201cwhat we should be talking about as we go forward\u201d in politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4473312\/nancy-pelosi-political-influence-after-retiring\/\"><strong>NANCY PELOSI SAYS SHE WILL STILL HAVE POLITICAL \u2018INFLUENCE\u2019 AFTER RETIRING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnything we do in Congress has inside maneuvering, but without the outside mobilization, we\u2019ve never been able to pass it or save it,\u201d she said. \u201cI look forward to seeing the incredible ideas and leaders that will emerge from this institute.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The institute in Pelosi\u2019s home state has a $50 million price tag. Thirty-five million has been raised thus far, including $25 million, Pelosi said she fundraised. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pelosi to Launch Democracy Institute at Berkeley Post-Congress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2620785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26052698749057.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32551,81884,39505],"class_list":["post-2620784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nancy-pelosi","tag-political-institute","tag-uc-berkeley"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26052698749057.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2620784"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2620788,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2620784\/revisions\/2620788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2620784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2620784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2620784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}