Jane Close Conoley, who served as UCR’s interim chancellor from Dec. 2012 to Aug. 2013 and is the current dean of UC Santa Barbara’s Gervitz School of Education, has been named the seventh president of Cal State Long Beach by the California State University Board of Trustees. Conoley will be the first woman to assume the position in CSU...
On June 7, the ASUCR Judicial Council petitioner filed a case regarding the eligibility of the candidates of the special elections that took place on May 29, 2019. The Judicial Council initially found that the candidates elected for elections director and marketing and promotions director were ineligible because they did not have at least one year of experience. However,...
Health care reform and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were the primary topics of part two of the Meet the Ballot Political Speakers Series on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Panelists included Dr. Bradley Gilbert, CEO of Inland Empire Health Plan, Lisa Folberg, Vice President Medical and Regulatory Policy, California Medical Association, Dr. Rebecca Patchin, Chair on the Board of Trustees...
Nonresident enrollment — including out-of-state and international students — at UCLA and UC Berkeley will be capped for the upcoming fall quarter unless additional state appropriations are made, according to UC President Janet Napolitano. UC San Diego will also be limited to a nonresident enrollment rate of no more than 20 percent. Meanwhile, all other UCs will be required...
According to Thomas Smith, interim executive vice chancellor and provost, in 2013 UCR began a concentrated effort to improve its graduation rates. Since then, the graduation rates have increased by 10%, totaling 76% for a six-year period.
Recent numbers, courtesy of UCR’s Office of Institutional Research, now indicate that the university has surpassed the previously held record in favor of...
On May 24, Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) organized a special event for the grand opening of the Wellness Express Convenient Contraceptive and More. The safe-sex vending machine was installed in the Student Recreation Center (SRC) North building on April 24.
The event lasted from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. The safe-sex vending machine contains a variety of safe-sex products...
The Global Issues Forum (GIF) held an event at UCR’s Alumni Center on Thursday, April 21 called “Global Drug Trafficking: Understanding the Root Causes of the International Narcotics Trade.” The panel was moderated by UCR professor of political science David Pion-Berlin and consisted of Angela Hawken, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University and Everard Meade, director of the...
A crowd of about 35 people attended the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March and Celebration on Jan. 17 to commemorate the life and work of the late Martin Luther King Jr., who played a leading role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Organized by Alphi Phi Alpha, African Student Programs and Associated Students Program Board, the event opened with...
The University of California, Riverside was selected as one of the 10 American Talent Initiative members to receive the prestigious opportunity to participate in the Kessler Scholars Collaborative. This will result in UCR receiving a grant of $1 million over a period of five years. Over this five-year grant period that will last from July 2022 to June 2027,...
Though our return to campus means a return to some normalcy, this does not translate into the return of all UCR traditions. The Associated Students Program Board of UCR announced on Sep. 14 that our university’s annual Block Party will be postponed until a later time in the academic year, coinciding with UCR’s return to campus guidelines regarding large...