Bee quotes Professor Pruitt in story tying school re-openings to political leanings

Professor Lisa R. Pruitt spoke to The Sacramento Bee for a story about how school districts in Republican-leaning counties have been far more likely to reopen schools during the COVID-19 crisis. Pruitt, an expert on the rural/urban divide, discussed how political leanings and rural residents’ experiences influence views on the pandemic. Read the story.

Lisa R. Pruitt, Martin Luther King Jr. Professor at UC Davis School of Law, is a scholar whose recent work explores the legal relevance of rural spatiality, including how it inflects dimensions of gender, race, and ethnicity.  Pruitt's work also considers rural-urban difference in transnational and international contexts. She is the recipient of the law school’s 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award.