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COVID-19: Can College Students Terminate Apartment Leases?

In this episode, students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy talk with public policy student Sana Jaffery, real estate lawyer Scott Talkov, and Fair Housing of Riverside County program manager Nathan Cieszynski about options and resources for students who wish to terminate their leases due to COVID-19.
By Maddie Bunting, Genevieve Chacon |

COVID-19 and Preparing for a New School Year (with Mike McCormick)

In this episode, students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy talk with Superintendent Mike McCormick about the challenges school districts face as the academic school year begins and distance learning continues.
By Maddie Bunting |

COVID-19: The Constitutionality of the Shutdown (with Greg Stepanicich)

In this episode, students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy talk with Greg Stepanicich about "police power" and the legality of the shutdown.
By Maddie Bunting, Maya Prasad |

COVID-19: Heightened Racial Disparities (with Dr. Aerika Loyd)

In this episode, students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy talk with psychology professor Aerika Loyd about how the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected minority communities in the United States and laid bare the deep roots of systemic racism in America ranging from healthcare inequity to lack of access in education.
By Maddie Bunting, Arleth Flores Aparicio |

COVID-19: Lack of Access in the American Education System (with Tracy Gray)

In this episode, students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy talk with Managing Director at the American Institutes for Research, Tracy Gray, about the challenges and opportunites faced by distanced learning, as well as depending on technology in education now, and in the future.
By Maddie Bunting, Kamillah Pollard |

COVID-19: Employer-Based Insurance (with Dave Jones)

In this episode, the UCR School of Public Policy talk about the implications and challenges the American system of employer-based insurance is currently facing due to COVID-19 with former California Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones.
By Maddie Bunting, Eric Calderon |

COVID-19: California's Workforce & Economy (with Dr. Angelov Farooq)

In this episode, the UCR School of Public Policy discusses state strategies and policies to combat historic unemployment, a struggling economy, and distance learning amidst a statewide shelter-in-place order with Chairman of the California Workforce Development Board, Dr. Angelov Farooq.
By Maddie Bunting, Imad Jobah |

COVID-19: Feeding America (with Carolyn Solar)

In this episode, the UCR School of Public Policy speaks with Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino Philanthropy Director, Carolyn Solar, to discuss food insecurity amid this pandemic.
By Maddie Bunting, Aaron Walter |
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