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Seminar by Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson

Wednesday, December 1st at 11:00 a.m.

clarisssa cervantes

A Seminar by Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes

December 2nd at 5:30 p.m.

water seminar series

Freshwater Use by Terrorists, Separatists Groups, and other Non-State Actors as a Weapon, Tool, and Target: General Assessment of Events and the South Asia Case

Thursday, December 2nd at 12 p.m. Pacific

Tamanna Ashraf and Shlomi Dinar join us for the Water Seminar Series.

MPP Info. Session

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Register today for one of our various info. sessions to learn more about the Master of Public Policy program at UC Riverside.

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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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Deidre Reyes - 'I didn't know my own strength'

Deidre Reyes is a self-described single mom, UCR Honors student, immigrant, naturalized U.S. citizen, first-generation, and disabled scholar. She is the mother to five children who started community college at age 42 and recently experienced housing insecurity, forcing her to live in a motel with a couple of her younger children. This June she'll receive a bachelor's degree in public policy. This fall she starts the Master's in public policy program at UCR.

The Challenges of Policing (with Sergio Diaz)

Newsweek Feature

What Can a Career in Public Affairs, Policy, and Administration Do For You?

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

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November 23, 2021

Riverside Councilmember to Hold Virtual Seminar

The UCR School of Public Policy will host a webinar by City of Riverside Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes on Thursday, December 2nd. Cervantes was elected into her City Council seat in June 2021, taking over the Ward 2 seat by retiring...

November 12, 2021

California State Controller Betty Yee: A Career in Public Service

On the latest episode of Policy Chats, California State Controller Betty Yee discusses her career in public service. Yee was first elected into office as State Controller in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. In this role, she serves as the...

October 28, 2021

Criminology Expert Discusses Disadvantages of Life After Prison

On Thursday, November 4th, the Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies, a research center of the UCR School of Public Policy, held an online seminar by University of California, Irvine criminology, law, and society associate professor Naomi Sugie...

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