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Why the region needs the UCR School of Public Policy
Read the Press Enterprise Op-Ed by Rick Bishop, Paulette Brown-Hinds, Ron Loveridge, Tyler Madary, and Grover Trask
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UC Policy School Deans’ Response to OMB Prohibition on Critical Race Theory Training
The four UC public policy deans come together to address the value of critical race theory in academic research and training.
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UCR School of Public Policy Partners with County of Riverside
Board of Supervisors to hold listening sessions for community on county funding priorities
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Policy Innovation After Disasters
Policy Innovation After Disasters by The Honorable Jan Harnik
Thursday, October 22
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
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"Understanding the Asylum System" & "A Guide to Starting Your Own Nonprofit"
"Understanding the Asylum System" & "A Guide to Starting Your Own Nonprofit"
by Nava Majlesi & Maya Prasad
Friday, October 30th
3:30 p.m.
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Senator Robert Presley Scholarship Fund
Give now and help train the next generation of criminal justice policy leaders
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We stand with the Black Community against racism, social injustice, and violence.
We stand with the Black Community against racism, social injustice, and violence.
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Policy Dialogues
A new website that serves as a hub for dialogues through webinars, podcast episodes, and other forms about various pressing policy issues confronting society today
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COVID-19: Can College Students Terminate Apartment Leases?
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Episode 16 | COVID-19: Can College Students Terminate Apartment Leases?
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Solutions for the Region, Solutions for the World
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UCR Undergraduate Program
Undergraduate Public Policy Program
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MPP
Master of Public Policy Program
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Support SPP Students Impacted by COVID-19
Help provide emergency support for SPP undergraduate and graduate students who have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis by donating to the SPP Student Support Fund.
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What Can a Career in Public Affairs, Policy, and Administration Do For You?
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UCR is one of only four campuses with a public policy school in the ten-campus University of California system.

UCR is the only major research university in Inland Southern California to offer a Master of Public Policy (MPP) program.

UCR is the only UC campus to offer an undergraduate program in public policy.

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Why the region needs the UCR School of Public Policy

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UCR considers eliminating athletics department and School of Public policy in response to coronavirus budget cuts

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County of Riverside Partners with UCR Policy School

The UCR School of Public Policy and the County of Riverside are partnering on a report for county officials on issues raised by community members at three listening sessions in September and October. The community sessions will cover a variety...
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