The Tomás Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) is a
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
think tank
A think tank, or policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmenta ...
based at the
USC Price School of Public Policy
The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy (USC Price), previously known as School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD), is the public policy school of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles & Sacramento, California. It offers ...
. It is named after scholar
Tomas Rivera. It was founded in 1985 at
Pitzer College
Pitzer College is a private liberal arts college in Claremont, California. One of the Claremont Colleges, the college has a curricular emphasis on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, international programs, and media studies. Pitzer is k ...
and moved to USC in 2003.
TRPI focuses its research and policy advocacy activities into four main areas:
#economic well-being;
#educational issues faced by Latinos;
#information technology and
#political and civic engagement.
There is a satellite office at
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
. Harry Pachon was the former director of the institute. In 2005, the institute had over 30 million print citations and 80,000 website visitors. The institute relaunched in Fall 2011 under the leadership of a new director, Roberto Suro.
See also
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NCLR
UnidosUS, formerly National Council of La Raza (NCLR) (La Raza), is the United States's largest Latino nonprofit advocacy organization. It advocates in favor of progressive public policy changes including immigration reform, a path to citizens ...
External links
Official Site
References
Nonpartisan organizations in the United States
Hispanic and Latino American culture
Think tanks established in 1985
Political and economic think tanks in the United States
Institutes of the University of Southern California
Educational organizations based in the United States
1985 establishments in California
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