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

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

11:45    Doors open/Lunch provided

12:15    Welcome by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT)

Session 1:  Patterns of Racial Change and Implications

12:20    Introductions:  Moderator Gary Orfield, UCLA Civil Rights Project 

12:25    Presentations:

• Ryan Pfleger, UCLA CRP, Brown at 70: Abandoning the Dream?
• Jennifer Van Hook, Penn State U., The Composition of the School-Age Population in the U.S.
• Erica Frankenberg, Penn State U., Suburban School Segregation Intensifying in a Policy Vacuum
• Carolyn Liebler, Univ. of MN, American Indian & Alaska Native Populations: Envisioning the Future
• Susan Faircloth, Two Feathers Consulting, The Federal Responsibility: Justice for American Indians & Alaska Natives

1:10    Q&A 

1:45     Implications for Future Policy:  Gary Orfield

1:50     Break 

Session 2:  Policy Choices and Opportunities to Advance Civil Rights

2:10    Introductions: Moderator Patricia Gándara, UCLA Civil Rights Project 

2:15    Presentations: 

• Raul Hinojosa, UCLA, U.S. Economic Vitality Depends on Immigration
• Manuel Vazquez Cano, Education Northwest, Bilingual Education and America’s Future
• Kimberly Young, Culver City USD, Bridging Social Divides through Racially Integrated Learning Opportunities
• Jacob Faber, New York University, Housing in the 21^st Century:  Proposing Universal Vouchers
• Emma Garcia, Learning Policy Institute, The Cost of Inaction Threatening America’s Future

3:00      Q&A 

3:35      Implications for Future Policy:   Patricia Gándara   

3:40      Where Do We Go from Here?

*Program subject to change

The Civil Rights Project wishes to thank the Office of Senator Padilla (D-CA) for their assistance.