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UC can increase diversity despite Proposition 16 failure, according to faculty

Patricia Gandara, an education professor and co-director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, said Proposition 16 would have changed this by taking into consideration the factors that contribute to inequality. “Proposition 16 would have changed the perception,” she said. “It is hard to see what the university can do beyond using race and ethnicity…

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$3M commitment from Berggruen Institute to support UCLA research partnership

“The Luskin School is thrilled to partner with the Berggruen Institute on this incredibly important and timely work,” said Gary Segura, the school’s dean. “In a period where governments the world over struggle to cope with global crises, including the current pandemic, the effectiveness, transparency and capacity of states to care for the needs of their…

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This Election, Latinos Sent a Warning Sign to Democrats

And in cities where Black voters broke hard for Mr. Biden, Latinos helped expand the margins, going 75 percent for him in Philadelphia, 77 percent in Milwaukee and 75 percent in Gwinnett County, Ga., according to exit polling from U.C.L.A.’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Read More | November 20, 2020

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Analysis: Climate had marginal impact on Latino voters

An October survey of Latino voters in Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas by the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute found that key issues for Latino voters were increasing the minimum wage, expanding health insurance and improving workplace safety.

Read More | November 20, 2020

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Opinion: UC must stay committed to underrepresented students after Proposition 16 failure

Both Orfield and Patricia Gandara, a research professor of education, brought up financial difficulties as a factor that may hinder the completion of a UC degree. “I know particularly for Latino students, this is often an issue of having to take a job alongside school, which slows people down and keeps them from graduating,” Gandara said.

Read More | November 20, 2020

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