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UC tuition delay does not solve California’s higher ed crisis

In a victory for California’s public higher education students, the University of California Board of Regents has delayed a vote to increase UC tuition...

California lawmakers shelve single-payer healthcare proposal

On Friday, February 17, 2017, California State Senators Ricardo Lara (D-33rd District) and Toni Atkins (D-39th District) introduced Senate Bill 562, also known as...

$50 million withheld from UC in revised California budget plan

On Thursday, May 11, Gov. Jerry Brown released a revised budget plan for California. This budget plan will see state expenditure increase by over...

UCR earthquake physicist Abhijit Ghosh discusses the “Big One”

  Abhijit Ghosh is an assistant professor in UCR’s Department of Earth Sciences with a research focus in seismology and earthquake physics. He holds two...

Proposition 51: A look at its pros and cons

Proposition 51 is a new ballot measure that will be up for vote on Nov. 8 and would allow for the state of California...

Gov. Brown signs controversial climate change bill

On Thursday, Sept. 8, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation SB 32 into law as an effort to reduce California’s carbon footprint. With the...

UC to tackle challenges of increased student enrollment

Each of the 10 University of California campuses will begin working on making changes in regards to housing, hiring more faculty and expanding the...

Governor Brown in support of admitting refugees

In a recent statement, California Governor Jerry Brown announced that the state will be admitting Syrian refugees on the condition that the White House...

Admin outnumbers faculty within UC system

In recent years, the UC system has faced growing criticism regarding the administration-faculty ratios at UC schools. With 10 campuses scattered around the state...

Highlander Newsroom 05/20/15

This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the delayed tuition hike, debate UCR's decision to ban and then un-ban Sabra hummus and...