The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, gave a lecture regarding the African diaspora in the University Theater, which was filled to its capacity with over 300 people. The lecture, titled “The African Diaspora: Possibilities and Privileges of Empowerment in this Technological Age,” was hosted by African Student Programs.
Prior to his position as president, Mahama served as a member...
ASUCR president Ashley Harano addressed updates to the ASUCR website at the senate meeting on Wednesday. The updates to the website aim to increase student involvement and provide greater organizational excellence and transparency. They include a video blog series entitled “President’s VLOG” and a “Get Involved” tab on the website that will lead students to information on how to...
Let me preface this review by stating: this is a cruel and complex film, for a cruel and complex reality. "Sicario" which means “hitman” in Spanish, is Denis Villeneuve's fourth film and stars Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro. The narrative focuses on a state agent, Kate Mercer (Emily Blunt) who is recruited by a federal task...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Block Party, the upcoming President of Ghana UCR address and our summer break.
Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., only on KUCR 88.3 FM.
Fall quarter 2015 will be introducing UCR’s newest professional school, the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program.
The inaugural cohort consists of 29 students who are either aspiring or current policymakers seeking further education and knowledge about how they can help to solve some of the Inland Empire’s toughest problems, such as accessible education, the economy, the drought, health, environmental...
UCR’s Starbucks — located inside the Market at Glen Mor 2 — launched its grand opening ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. The ceremony was attended by over 20 people, many of the dining and housing service representatives, and began with a coffee tasting session, hosted by the Starbucks Manager Bernie Weiss, and a ribbon cutting session...
On Sept. 17, the U.S. Poet Laureate and former UCR creative writing professor Juan Felipe Herrera opened the “La Familia,” (The Family) poem as part of the “La Casa De Colores” (the House of Colors) project. This poem will allow anyone in the country who is over 13 years old to contribute verses of poetry to the Library of...
The UC Board of Regents along with Chancellor Kim Wilcox, Vice Chancellor of Planning and Budget Maria Anguiano and Campus Architect Rob Gayle convened on September 15, 2015 at the UC Irvine campus to discuss capital strategy regarding the implementation of the campus master plan entitled “UCR 2020: Path to Preeminence.”
The strategic action plan “UCR 2020” was first presented...
Over the summer, the ASUCR senate met to propose and approve the location for the R’Food Pantry Initiative at UCR’s Bear Den. The project has received several other updates including a $75,000 donation from the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) Janet Napolitano and an additional $10,000 from UCR’s Vice Chancellor Jim Sandoval. Despite this, an opening...
A partnership between the UCR School of Business Administration (SoBA) and Beacon Economics will bring the new Center for Economic Forecasting and Development to the Inland Empire this October.
The center will bring university resources to help make economic predictions and bring economic development products, such as advertising, to the area. Collaboration among researchers, business and government leaders will serve...