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USC College, L.A. Times Team on State Poll
- Dan Schnur will coordinate the on-campus aspects of the poll.
By Susan Andrews on November 4, 2009 9:57 AM
USC College and the Los Angeles Times today announced a jointly sponsored series of six statewide public opinion polls beginning Nov. 8 and continuing throughout California’s 2010 elections for governor and U.S. Senate.
This is the first such cooperative venture of this magnitude between a major newspaper and a major research university in California.
The USC College/Los Angeles Times Poll will be taken at regular intervals during the next 14 months and will be designed to survey California residents’ attitudes on a wide range of political, policy, social and cultural issues.
“We are extremely pleased to team up with the Times to offer in-depth insight and analysis of the historic 2010 campaign,” said Howard Gillman, dean of USC College. “The partnership will provide unique learning opportunities for USC College students and will also enhance the ability of our faculty to address issues that are critical to California’s future.”
Several undergraduate and graduate classes at USC College will include discussions relating to the drafting, analysis and dissemination of the poll. In addition, a working group of faculty from the College’s political science department will coordinate with the Times as the project moves forward.
Dan Schnur, director of the College’s Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics, and professor of political science Jane Junn will coordinate the on-campus aspects of the poll. Other professors of political science who will be involved include department chair Ann Crigler, Ange-Marie Hancock, Ricardo Ramirez, Nick Weller and Janelle Wong.
At the Times, the process of preparing the polls will tap a team of experienced editors and reporters who have extensive knowledge of the state and its politics. In addition, editorial staffers will speak at a series of College-based events currently being planned.
The results of the first poll are scheduled to appear in the Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 editions of the newspaper, as well as online at latimes.com. In addition, the polls will be made available at college.usc.edu and college.usc.edu/unruh
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