2025 Spring Symposium

Race and Policing in American Cities:

Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

8:30 am to 4:00 pm CST

In person at the Thompson Conference Center and Virtual

The Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis (IUPRA) invites you to our Spring 2025 Symposium on Race and Policing in American Cities.

Concerns about the relationship between race and policing in America’s cities have significantly increased in recent years. However, compared to this increase, few attempts have been made to link ongoing research on race and policing with policy and practice. To promote discourses on these issues, the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at the University of Texas at Austin will organize a Spring 2025 symposium on Race and Policing in American Cities: Insights from Research, Policy, and Practice. The symposium will be held at the Thompson Conference Center in Austin on Thursday April 3, 2025. It will provide a forum for researchers, advocates, policy makers, and members of the public to examine the complex relationship between race and policing. A major objective of the symposium is to examine how research on these issues can inform policies on policing that improve the well-being of urban residents.

Sign Up to Attend the 2025 IUPRA Spring Symposium