UCR selected as a Minority Serving Institution to participate in Student Freedom Initiative program
The University of California, Riverside, on August 23rd, 2022 was selected to participate in the Student Freedom Initiative program as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI). UCR joins 13 other institutions that were added in...
Affirmative action ban upheld in Michigan
By a 6-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Michigan’s decision to ban the consideration of race, ethnicity or gender — also known as affirmative action — when students apply to public...
Finding funding for the UC Riverside School of Medicine
California Senator Richard Roth and Assemblymember Jose Medina have both made progress in their effort to acquire $15 million in state funding for the UC Riverside School of Medicine. The two presented in front...
Travel ban creates concern for UCR’s greater Middle Eastern community
On Friday, Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” which, for up to 90 days, bans non-U.S. citizens from Yemen, Somalia,...
Center for Ideas and Society hosts seminar on growing economic inequality in the U.S.
UCR’s Center for Ideas and Society hosted a seminar called “Race, Class, and Donald Trump: The Politics of Inequality Now” with speaker Walter Benn Michaels, an English professor at the University of Illinois, Chicago,...
R’Gear launches into second year
Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, hundreds of UCR freshmen formed a line that originated from the Student Recreation Center (SRC) Arena and extended out to the intersection of W. Linden Street and...
Chancellor commits $210,000 to Native American outreach efforts
A commitment of $210,000 was promised by Chancellor White to support an outreach educational program aimed at inspiring Native American youth to take advantage of a post-secondary education. On April 17, Chancellor White hosted...
ASUCR: Moore and Ayra talk with Wilcox about sexual misconduct
ASUCR held its weekly meeting last Wednesday, May 16. Here are the highlights:
Budget for next year approved … Vice President of Finance Jose Cortez-Hernandez presented a spreadsheet of the budget plan proposed by...
Elections results announced after three-week conflict
At 3 p.m. Monday, May 9, students gathered at the Bell Tower to hear the names of the newly elected ASUCR representatives. After a controversial three-week delay, Side swept all elected positions in next...
ASUCR passes bill to implement proper methods to report discrimination on campus
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, ASUCR held their second meeting of the quarter and passed a resolution detailing the implementation of new protocol meant to make the process of reporting discrimination on campus easier for...