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News Articles & Media Coverage → Education

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

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

UCLA political scientists: Political polarization is not as simple as it appears

“It’s important to contrast what is available for public consumption versus what we know as social scientists,” said Efrén Pérez. “A lot of the divisiveness is really among the elites in the parties. There is an enormous sea of individuals for whom politics is kind of a colorful sideshow, they only sporadically interact with it.”

Read More | November 20, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Youth voter turnout increases for 2020 election, playing role in key states

“In California, for example, when you sign your ballot it has to match your voter registration, and for some voters, especially younger voters, your signature can change a lot,” Sonni Waknin said. “That’s a barrier because you might have younger voters getting flagged more often for a signature mismatch and (they) might not be able to be … Continued

Read More | November 20, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Prop. 16 failed in California. Why? And what’s next?

“If this finding is correct, I think the reason for the racial conservatism is something that needs to be explored further,” said Natalie Masuoka. “I also think that for Asian Americans, it’s not clear how strongly they oppose affirmative action. Voter education could be really essential in this case.” In addition to voter education, there is … Continued

Read More | November 20, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Trump’s Latino support was overlooked by pollsters lacking diversity

For some, this year’s polling faux pas reflects bigger deficiencies in opinion surveys of Latinos, said Matt Barreto, co-founder of Latino Decisions, an opinion-research company focused on Latinos, Hispanics and other minorities. It wasn’t just that polling of Latinos has been inaccurate; it’s that there simply wasn’t much polling at all. Barreto said he started the … Continued

Read More | November 20, 2020

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