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The Honorable Connie M. Leyva

#MeToo and #TimesUp: From Social Media and Public Protest to the Capital and Beyond

#MeToo and #TimesUp: From Social Media and Public Protest to the Capital and Beyond
By Maya Prasad |
Twan Nguyen checks a machine testing surface water for PFAS compounds at the Orange County Water District. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

California finds widespread water contamination of ‘forever chemicals’

California finds widespread water contamination of ‘forever chemicals’
By Anna M. Phillips, Anthony Pesce |

Jesse Melgar, un vocero con raíces centroamericanas y mexicanas

Jesse Melgar, un vocero con raíces centroamericanas y mexicanas
By Araceli Martínez Ortega |

Presidents aren't immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.

Presidents aren't immune to treason convictions. Just look to Ukraine.
By Indra Ekmanis |

SPP Hosts Legislative Aides Panel

SPP Hosts Legislative Aides Panel
By Maya Prasad |

Is Meritocracy Making Everyone Miserable?

Is Meritocracy Making Everyone Miserable?
By Louis Menand |

New UC students share their hopes and dreams

New UC students share their hopes and dreams
By Nicole Freeling |

New center to address health disparities in inland Southern California

New center to address health disparities in inland Southern California
By IQBAL PITTALWALA |

Republicans Changed Their Mind About Higher Education Really Quickly

Republicans Changed Their Mind About Higher Education Really Quickly
By Joe Pinkser |
Steven Brint

Sociology and public policy professor wins CHASS distinguished lecturer award

Sociology and public policy professor wins CHASS distinguished lecturer award
By University Communications |

California’s inland region key to statewide vitality

Read the Press Enterprise article
By Karthick Ramakrishnan |
President Trump

What’s behind the desire for ‘skilled’ immigrants? Racial prejudice.

What’s behind the desire for ‘skilled’ immigrants? Racial prejudice.
By Neil Malhotra and Benjamin Newman |

Regions Rise Together: building a plan for inclusive, sustainable growth across California

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By Lenny Mendonca and Kate Gordon |

MPP Students Receive a Grant to Collaborate with the R'Pantry

MPP Students Receive a Grant to Collaborate with the R'Pantry
By Madeleine Bunting |
Laura Sosa

Internship Program Offers Experience in Policy Work

The UCR School of Public Policy Internship Program provides students an opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to the real world.
By Maya Prasad |

Committee for accurate Inland Empire census count marks formal launch

Read the UCR News article
By Tess Eyrich |
Future Trends Forum

Bryan Alexander's Future Trends Forum with Guest Steven Brint

Bryan Alexander's Future Trends Forum with Guest Steven Brint
By Future Trends Forum |
The Unkept Promises of Higher Education

The Unkept Promises of Higher Education

UCR Public Policy Professor Steven Brint's bookTwo Cheers for Higher Education: Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever—and How They Meet the Challenges They Face is featured in The American Prospect article.
By David Kirp |
Five myths about the Ivy League

Five myths about the Ivy League

Five myths about the Ivy League
By Jerome Karabel |
Antivaxxers

'It's a war around the truth': Health experts, Facebook and YouTube play catch-up with anti-vaxxers

'It's a war around the truth': Health experts, Facebook and YouTube play catch-up with anti-vaxxers
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