Latest News & Events
Upcoming & Previous Events
IUPRA often has held events that correlate to the policy research being done in house. Our current events are our Race & Public Policy Speaker Series, Democracy & Me Panel Discussion, Policy Workshops & Trainings and IUPRA's Annual Symposium. If interested, you can learn more about IUPRA's upcoming and previous events here.
News & Headlines
As the leading policy research institute in Texas, IUPRA's work and the work of our staff is often featured in the press. To learn more about IUPRA's broad expertise, refer below to a list of articles featuring research by or interviews with our staff or articles featuring our research, events, and more.
Op-Eds
IUPRA's staff are often asked to share their expertise on how various policy and social issues disproportionately affect communities of color in opinion pieces. These opinion pieces have been published in local, state-wide, and national press.
Latest News & Events: 2024
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Upcoming Event: IUPRA's Race & Public Policy Speaker Series with Dr. Evelyn Patterson
Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
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Call for Papers - IUPRA's Annual Symposium: "Race and Policing in American Cities: Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice"
Deadline: October 15th, 2024
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Upcoming Event: "Democracy & Me: A Discussion on the State of Voting Rights & Elections"
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024
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Upcoming Event: IUPRA's Race & Public Policy Speaker Series Presents "The Politics of Racial Fluidity" with Alexander Agadjanian
Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
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Upcoming Event: "Brave New World: Mapping Statistical Visibility of the African Diaspora in Latin America's 2000-2010 Census Rounds"
Thursday, September 12th, 2024
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Previous Event: "Police Brutality, Health Justice, and the Well-Being of Black Women over the Life Course" with Dr. Sirry Alang
Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
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Previous Event: "Globalizing Perspectives on AI Governance: Africa’s Role in International AI Cooperation" with Dr. Chinasa Okolo
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
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Previous Policy Workshop: "Essential Skills for Translating Research into Policy" with Katharine Teleki
Friday, February 9th, 2024
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2023:
Washington, D.C. (2020)
New Opinion Piece: "Census Bureau's Proposal Threatens integrity of Race and Ethnicity Data"
Friday, December 8th, 2023
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Welcome: Dr. Ricardo Henrique Lowe, Jr., IUPRA's New Postdoctoral Scholar
Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
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Previous Event: "It All Happened Here: 1st Annual Eastwoods Juneteenth Celebration"
Monday, June 19th, 2023
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IUPRA's 2023 Symposium: "Covid-19 and its Implications for Black Communities"
Thursday, April 6th, 2023
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Previous Event: Policy Awareness for Cultural Empowerment: CRT, DEI, and the Texas Legislative Process
Wednesday, March 29th, 2023
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Previous Event: "IUPRA & WCAAAS: Pipeline to Power Event with Junichi Lockett"
Thursday, February 23rd, 2023
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