Policy for the People

WHEN SONJA DIAZ M.P.P. ’10 became the founding director of the Latino Policy & Politics Initiative (LPPI) in 2017, she said it was like “coming home.” Part of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, LPPI is a comprehensive think tank that focuses on political, social and economic issues that impact Latinos and communities of color. Along with LPPI co-founders Matt Barreto and Gary Segura, Diaz, a civil rights attorney and policy adviser, recognizes the role that social science research can play in developing sound policy.

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