Capitol Hill Research and Policy Briefing: A Civil Rights Agenda for the Next Quarter Century

The CRP is celebrating its first quarter century by taking a serious look forward—not at the history of the issues, the debates over older policies, or at celebrating prior victories but at the needs of the next quarter century. The work of civil rights leaders and advocates in recent decades has often been about defending threatened, existing rights. Political leaders often see policy in short two- and four-year election cycles. We need innovative thinking to address the challenges facing our rapidly changing society, so we decided to look further ahead at the upcoming generation. Researchers are uniquely qualified to think systematically, so the Civil Rights Project commissioned a series of studies to harness the skills of several disciplines, think deeply about how our society has changed since the civil rights revolution and project the implications for the future of racial justice. This event is an effort to share this work and promote discussion.

A VIDEO RECORDING IS AVAILABLE.

SEE PROGRAM, PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS AND BIOS OF AUTHORS HERE.

FEATURING

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)

MODERATORS

Gary Orfield and Patricia Gándara

Co-Directors, UCLA Civil Rights Project

PRESENTERS

Jacob Faber, New York University

Housing in the 21st Century – Proposing Universal Vouchers

Susan Faircloth, Two Feathers Consulting

Federal Responsibility Today:  Justice for American Indians and Alaska Natives

Erica Frankenberg, Pennsylvania State University

Suburban School Segregation Intensifying in a Policy Vacuum

Emma García, Learning Policy Institute

The Costs of Inaction Threatening America’s Future

Raul Hinojosa, UCLA

U.S. Economic Vitality Depends on Immigration

Carolyn Liebler, University of Minnesota

American Indian and Alaska Native Populations: Envisioning the Future

Ryan Pfleger, UCLA Civil Rights Project

Brown at 70 – Abandoning the Dream?

Jennifer Van Hook, Pennsylvania State University

The Changing Composition of the School-Age Population in the U.S.

Manuel Vazquez Cano, Education Northwest

Bilingual Education and America’s Future

Kimberly Young, Culver City USD

Bridging Social Divides through Racially Integrated Learning Opportunities

COSPONSORED BY:

Center for Education and Civil Rights, Penn State College of Education

Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota

Education Northwest

Learning Policy Institute

North American Integration & Development Center, University of California, Los Angeles

Penn State Social Science Research Institute and Population Research Institute

Poverty & Race Research Action Council

The Office of Senator Chris Murphy

The National Coalition on School Diversity

UCLA School of Education and Information Studies

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The Civil Rights Project gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided by the Office of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA).