School of Public Policy

Planting Seeds and Lifting Voices: Establishing the Roosevelt Network at UCR

March 9th at 12:30 p.m.

Founding Executive Director Vivek Kakar details the journey of establishing the UCR chapter of the Roosevelt Network and the implications of involving youth voices in key policy discussions.

LGBTQ+: Transgender Policies & Protections (with Amanda Goad)

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How Global Legislators Use Twitter: A Discussion with Pew Research Center

Join Research Associate Kat Devlin of Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project for a discussion on the Center’s recent work using computational social science and social media to evaluate what lawmakers around the world think about current international affairs.

2020 Election: A Divided Congress (with Ben Bishin)

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Research, Policy, and Advocacy: A Conversation about Education Equity in California

Join Dr. Mayra A. Lara of The Education Trust-West for a conversation about education equity in California.

Virtual MPP Info. Sessions

Register to learn more about the Master of Public Policy program at UC Riverside at one of our upcoming info. sessions. Learn about important dates and deadlines, what makes the MPP program unique, curriculum, and faculty and research. Applications for fall 2021 are still being accepted. Apply early to be considered for funding.

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Gender Equity & Policy

Join Marisol Franco, Director of Programs at the Women's Foundation of California for this installment of the UCR School of Public Policy Seminar Series to talk about the economic disadvantages women face within the context of poverty.

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