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Latinos Remain Largely Excluded By Smithsonian Institutions, New Report Finds

“When you look at leadership, the Smithsonian is on par with other major cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Getty and the Chicago Art Institute, which have almost no minority leadership or governance,” said Noriega.

Read More | May 29, 2020

Op-Ed → Demography & Population Studies

Don’t call it ‘social distancing’

LPPI expert Cecilia Menjívar calls for the need to replace “social distancing” with the more precise phrase, “physical distancing” in an effort to decreased the chances of doing unintentional harm.

Read More | May 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Arts & Culture

‘The Smithsonian can do more and should do more,’ says advocate for a Latino museum

“Just as . . . the largest minority in the country comes to the table, (the Smithsonian) says ‘We can’t do that anymore, we’re going to try something new, to integrate you across the institution,’ ” Chon Noriega, one of the report’s authors, said. “That should be happening anyway. That shouldn’t be the compromise.”

Read More | May 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Arts & Culture

UCLA Study Holds Smithsonian Accountable for Better Institutional Latino Representation

“On September 10, the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) released a report forcefully titled ‘Invisible No More.’ The study, carried out with the UCLA Latino Politics and Policy Initiative, evaluates current Latino representation at the Smithsonian Institution, which, as you might have gleaned from the title, is not…

Read More | May 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Education

Major resource infusion is in the works for 20 struggling L.A. schools

L.A. schools Supt. Austin Beutner and LPPI expert Pedro Noguera discuss the upcoming experimental effort to show that L.A. Unified schools can boost student achievement if properly funded.

Read More | May 29, 2020

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