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Pew Research Center Research Associate to Discuss How Global Legislators Use Twitter

On Thursday, March 4, t he University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Public Policy will host a talk by Kat Devlin , a Research Associate of the Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project, about the Center’s recent work using computational social science and social media to evaluate what lawmakers around the world think about...
By Maddie Bunting |

Transgender Rights in California and Across the Nation

In a new podcast episode of Policy Chats , Audrey Irmas Director of the LGBTQ, Gender & Reproductive Justice Project at the ACLU of Southern California Amanda Goad talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about transgender policies and protections. According to her profile , Goad “fights for the rights and...
By Samantha Monterroso |

A Conversation about Education Equity in California

On Thursday, February 25th, the UCR School of Public Policy will be hosting a virtual seminar on “ Research, Policy, and Advocacy: A Conversation about Education Equity in California ,” by Mayra Lara, associate director of educator engagement at The Education Trust - West . According to her profile , Lara “works closely with County...
By Maddie Bunting |

The Implications of a Partisan Congress

A new podcast episode of Policy Chats features a discussion with University of California, Riverside (UCR) professor of political science Ben Bishin about what to expect from a divided Congress entering President Biden’s first term in office. According to his profile , Bishin’s interests reside i n questions of democracy, representation, identity and ethnicity, public...
By Samantha Monterroso |

APPAM Executive Director to Discuss Public Policy Analysis and Management

On Wednesday, February 24th, the UCR School of Public Policy will be hosting a virtual seminar on “The Role of Public Policy in Challenging Times: An Introduction to APPAM,” by Tara Sheehan, executive director of the Association of Public Policy Analysis & Management . According to her profile , “Sheehan has served as the Executive...
By Maddie Bunting |

Harvard Professor to Discuss Criminal Justice

On Thursday, February 18th, the Presley Center of Crime & Justice Studies , t he Blum Initiative on Global and Regional Poverty , and the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside , will be hosting an exclusive conversation with Sandra Smith about how pretrial detention informs future criminal justice involvement. Smith is...
By Maddie Bunting |

Social Services Offered Amid Pandemic

“Community service and preventative services should always be key in order to alleviate the problems of society,” Director of Public Social Services in Riverside County Sayori Baldwin said as a guest in a new podcast episode of Policy Chats . Holding a master’s degree in public administration, Baldwin has a wealth of experience in the...
By Samantha Monterroso |

Public Policy Professor Discusses Civic Engagement in the 2020 Election

Following the 2020 election, a new podcast episode of Policy Chats features a discussion with Kevin Esterling, a professor of political science and public policy at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) about utilizing technology to bridge the communication gap between constituents and representatives as well as rifts in the Democratic Party . Esterling is...
By Maya Prasad and Samantha Monterroso |

Columbia Sociologist to Unveil California Poverty Rates

On Thursday, December 10th, t he Blum Initiative on Global and Regional Poverty , a research center of the UCR School of Public Policy, will be hosting an exclusive discussion with Zach Parolin of Columbia University about the California’s poverty rates during COVID-19, including poverty rates had the CARES Act not been passed. Parolin has...
By Maddie Bunting |

Local Black Leader to Discuss Fair Housing

On Thursday, December 3rd, the UCR School of Public Policy will be hosting a virtual seminar on the history of fair housing laws, by Rose Mayes, executive director of the Fair Housing Council of Riverside County and vice president of the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California . Mayes has worked in fair housing...
By Maddie Bunting |

Giving Tuesday Fundraiser for Policy Students Affected by COVID-19

As part of the Giving Tuesday global movement on December 1st, the UCR School of Public Policy is raising funds in support of students impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. The school established an emergency fund this summer to provide financial support to public policy students facing housing, health, and food challenges brought about by the...
By Maddie Bunting |

UCR Policy Professor Analyzes 2020 Election

After an historic election that saw the highest voting rate in a hundred years, the latest podcast episode of Policy Chats features a discussion with Francisco Pedraza, an assistant professor of public policy and political science at the University of California, Riverside. Pedraza said that this election will go in the history books as one...
By Samantha Monterosso and Maya Prasad |

UC Experts Discuss COVID-19 Impacts

On Thursday, November 19th, the UCR School of Public Policy will host a panel discussion focused on COVID-19 with experts from UCR and UC Merced. This panel will examine areas in which the pandemic and the response to it are having a significant impact, and offer some policy recommendations for moving forward. Panelists include: Richard...
By Maddie Bunting |

2020 Election: The Minority Vote

A podcast episode of Policy Chats featured three guest speakers from the University of California, Riverside, talking about the importance of the minority vote in the 2020 election. Guest Sarah Hayes (former chair of the California Young Black Democrats) discussed the importance of Black voices and needs. She said, “What we have seen is a...
By Samantha Monterroso and Maya Prasad |

Public Policy School Experts Discuss 2020 Election

On Friday, November 13th, the UCR School of Public Policy will host a panel discussion about the 2020 election results with experts from the UCR School of Public Policy. Topics will include inequality, public health and COVID-19, racial equity, community development, and immigration, among others. Panelists include: David Brady (Professor of Public Policy and Director...
By Maddie Bunting |

Voting Options in the Upcoming Election

“ I would advise not to wait until November 3rd to actually put [your ballot] in the mail ,” San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters Bob Page said in the latest episode of “Policy Chats,” a podcast produced by the UCR School of Public Policy. According to his profile , Page "is responsible for all...
By Samantha Monterroso and Maya Prasad |

Health and Socioeconomic Impacts of Environmental Racism

The season 2 opener of the “Policy Chats” podcast series, a production of the UCR School of Public Policy, features a discussion on environmental racism with Cesunica Ivey, UCR assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering. According to Ivey, the environmental justice movement was developed in the 1970s and 1980s in the United States. Environmental...
By Maddie Bunting |
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Sergio Rey Receives National Science Foundation Award

Professor of Public Policy Sergio Rey has been awarded a new multi-institution NSF grant , along with Professor Amr Magdy from UCR Computer Science and Engineering, to explore new educational developments for geography curriculum incorporating geospatial technology. The project is a collaboration with the American Association of Geographers, San Diego State University, San Diego Mesa...
By Maddie Bunting |

UCR Hosts Riverside Mayoral Candidate and Ballot Propositions Forum

On Wednesday, October 21st, UC Riverside Science to Policy , the Associated Students of UCR , UCR Government Relations , and the UCR School of Public Policy will be hosting a forum with City of Riverside mayoral candidates Andy Melendrez and Patricia Lock Dawson , as well as advocates for California’s ballot propositions 15, 16...
By Maddie Bunting |

Open House for Public Policy Master’s Degree Program Oct. 13-16

The UCR School of Public Policy will host various sessions for prospective applicants for its Master of Public Policy (MPP) program on Tuesday, October 13th through Friday, October 16th as part of UCR’s Graduate Open House. The virtual sessions throughout the week offer interested candidates an opportunity to meet the Dean, academic advisor, faculty, and...
By Maddie Bunting |
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