R’Courses are classes led by students, now offered in spring quarter
UC Riverside has launched R’Courses, a pilot program where undergraduates will be facilitating two-unit classes under the mentorship of a faculty member, which seeks to encourage discussion outside of a regular classroom environment. Ranging...
In Pictures: Riverside remembers Charlottesville
Approximately 250 people gathered at Riverside City Hall on Sunday, August 13 to remember those lost to the August 12 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The rally, which was led by white supremacist and Ku...
2016-17 Year in Review
Compiled by: Evan Ismail, SSW and Andreas Rauch, SSW
Several events occurred at a local, national and global stage throughout the 2016-17 school year that impacted the UCR community. Below we highlight and recap a...
Inside ASUCR’s battle over controversial judicial ruling
This past week, varying contingents within ASUCR executed a series of actions that could hold a significant impact on April’s upcoming 2017-18 elections.
As we reported two weeks ago, during the quarter’s second state of...
Developing: [YOUR]side requested signatures on noncompete agreement forms from party members
An email received by the Highlander at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, reveals that, during the 2014-15 academic year, leadership within the ASUCR political party side requested signatures on a noncompete agreement...
News in Brief & Upcoming Events
USHIP fraud targets students throughout the UC
On Thursday, April 20, the University of California Office of the President (UCOP) released a statement announcing the discovery of a fraud incident through its university-wide health...
Sexual harassment allegations surround sudden retirement of VCSA Sandoval
In the last week, multiple sources have told The Highlander that the sudden retirement of former UC Riverside Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs James Sandoval in January stemmed from an extensive Title IX investigation...
ASUCR senate discusses possible gender studies requirement
The ASUCR senate’s fourth general meeting of the quarter convened in the senate chambers shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17. The bulk of the brief meeting was given over to fourth-year political...
Historic Women’s March makes statement in Riverside
Following the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, community leaders all over the country and world organized women’s marches to demonstrate in solidarity against the Trump administration. In Riverside, this march began at City Hall...