The Rose Review Fall 2018
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he Rose Institute is hard at 2 - Student Management Report work in the Fall 2018 semester. 3 - Miller Texas Report As usual, the first thing we did was 4- A Conversation with Prof. Sinclair to hire new research assistants. This 5 - Project Updates year, 60 students applied and 11 were selected—nine freshmen and 6 - New Hires two sophomores—after an extensive 9 - Summer Updates process of group and individual 12 - In Memoriam interviews. Throughout the Fall, the new hires will be undergoing training and will be designing and executing their own The senior staff and student management of the Rose small-scale individual research projects. At the end of have also been working with the Board of Governors the semester, they will be presenting their projects. to formulate a plan for how the Institute can play a constructive role in the post-2020 redistricting Facing another election year, the Institute just released process. While the planning is not completed, several its newest edition of the “Video Voter” series, with an strong possibilities have emerged, including a report informational video on each of California’s eleven ballot on population projections in California, educational initiatives. In conjunction with the Institute for Local webinars and conferences for local officials, a reprise Government, the Rose Institute is preparing to release of the Institute’s Redistricting in America website, the first four informative videos for local government development of a new website focusing on key officials and staff. This first set will examine issues of redistricting-related court decisions, informational ethics and procedure, such as the Brown Act. videos on redistricting, and internship opportunities for students on off-campus redistricting projects. Other projects include: • A Fall 2018 edition of the Inland Empire Outlook The Rose Institute is also continuing its speaker including several pieces of student research. programming this semester. With journalist Tony Mecia, • The 2017 Kosmont-Rose Institute Cost of Doing Business we have begun a three-speaker series at the Athenaeum Survey, which is nearing completion. on the subject of state and local policy issues • A planned update of the “competitive districts” surrounding legalization of marijuana. The Institute project examining campaign spending in California also co-sponsored an Ath talk by Amanda Renteria, legislative elections. 2018 candidate for governor of California. Jack Pitney • Two completed crime projects supervised by Rose will be talking about the midterm elections on October Faculty Fellows Joseph Bessette (CMC) and Jennifer 25, while Bob Stern and our own Prof. Ken Miller will Walsh (Azusa Pacific). be examining the statewide ballot initiatives at a dinner • A completed project on how recent federal law has Athenaeum on October 30. affected tribal courts. • A research project on delegate selection methods Our collaboration with the Lowe Institute continues, used by both major parties in each state in preparation and we have begun planning for our March 12 “Inland for the 2020 primaries and caucuses. Empire Vision 2019” conference following up on our • Research for Prof. Miller’s upcoming book successful conference at Roberts Pavilion last March. comparing politics and policy in California and Texas. We are looking forward to an exciting year. ROSE REVIEW | 1