UC to increase enrollment
Last week, the University of California Board of Regents approved the Three-Year Financial Sustainability Plan to increase both freshmen and transfer student enrollment by 10,000 over the next three years. This plan was created...
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 releases more information on the vetting process to state officials....
CSU eliminates president salary cap amongst tuition hikes
On Nov. 18, the California State University (CSU) board of trustees voted to eliminate salary caps for new campus presidents in order to remain competitive and recruit more qualified applicants. This move was preceded...
Heat 2016 cancelled due to weather concerns
During a Nov. 24 meeting, campus administration and the Highlander Union Governing Board decided that the Heat 2016 music festival would be cancelled. UCR’s biggest music event will not take place due to weather...
Admin calls for ASUCR executive director oversight
In a letter addressed to ASUCR executive cabinet officials (ECAB) on Oct.19, 2015, UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox provided instruction for the student government to transfer oversight of ASUCR’s executive director from ECAB to...
News in Brief: Free parking during finals
Lot 30, lot 26, lot 32 and lot 50 will be available for complimentary gold parking Monday through Thursday of finals week. Students will be able to register their license plates and information through...
Professor publishes article documenting gay purges
Associate professor at UCR’s Graduate School of Education, Margaret Nash, co-authored with Jennifer Silverman, associate registrar at the University of La Verne, recently published an article in the journal History of Higher Education Quarterly...
Developing: Heat 2016 cancelled due to weather concerns
During a Nov. 24 meeting, campus administration and the Highlander Union Governing Board decided that the Heat 2016 music festival would be cancelled. UCR’s biggest music event will not take place due to weather...
Highlander Newsroom (11/25/15)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Thanksgiving, BSU-led Black Lives Matter protests in solidarity with the University of Missouri at UCR and the state of the Syrian refugees after the terrorist...
For-profit college system to pay up
A $102.8 million loan-forgiveness program and $95.5 million settlement have been drawn up after the Education Management Corporation (EDMC) was accused of using unlawful student recruitment programs.
EDMC currently exists as the second-largest chain of...