Volume 1, Issue 2
This 2014 Spring issue commemorates the 60th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education. Brown created hope for progress towards integration. After the 1964 Civil Rights Act, there was real progress but gradually it came to a halt after the Supreme Court changed the rules in the 1990's. Also in this issue, CRP Co-director, Patricia Gándara, discusses the roots of her career in policy research. She also focuses our attention on two pieces of California legislation that may be presented in 2016. Both have the potential to help increase educational equity for students from underrepresented backgrounds.
HELPING CONSTITUENTS UNDERSTAND SCA5 and SB1174
This section focuses on two new California legislative actions and how they relate to the work of the CRP.
FEATURE STORY: CRP Co-Director Patricia Gándara on Utilizing Research for Positive Change
The 2013 inaugural issue of CRP Bulletin/Noticiero featured Co-director Gary Orfield’s recollection of the founding of the Harvard Civil Rights Project. In this issue, CRP’s other directing half, Patricia Gándara, co-director since 2007, traces the origin of her dedication to education policy research and equity. She elaborates on how the scope of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles has expanded upon moving to UCLA, while maintaining the same mission begun in 1996.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Andrew Grant-Thomas
Jenny Vasquez interviews Andrew Grant-Thomas, who shares some insights and lessons learned from his experiences at CRP.
VISITING SCHOLAR: Rodrigo Aguilar Zepeda
Rodrigo Aguilar Zepeda provides a bilingual synopsis of his work and research as a Ph.D. student at El Colegio de México in México City and a visiting student with CRP.
RESEARCH DIGEST
This recap includes CRP's research and reports produced from January 2014 to April 2014. The section is organized from most recent to less recent.
CIVIL RIGHTS IN HISTORY
CRP Bulletin/Noticiero recognizes significant people and landmark events in civil rights history.
