After months of anticipation, the UCR School of Medicine has been approved to open its doors and will begin student enrollment in the summer of 2013. The Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), the organization in charge of authorizing medical schools across the United States and Canada, granted preliminary accreditation to the school on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
UCR has been...
In the aftermath of last November's pepper-spraying incident at UC Davis, the University of California has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the afflicted protesters.
On Nov. 18, 2011, students involved in the Occupy Movement at UC Davis were pepper-sprayed by campus officers after refusing to disband even after several warning from officials. The...
New Chancellor Appointed to CA Community Colleges
Brice W. Harris was recently named chancellor of the California Community College system, the nation’s largest community college system. With over 112 different campuses, Harris will be taking over the leading position of Interim Chancellor Erik Skinner.
Severe budget cuts from the state have proven injurious to higher education, due to the inability to...
The California State University Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of current UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White as the system’s new chancellor.
In an email to UCR students and faculty sent the morning of Thursday, Oct. 4, White informed the campus of his departure. “Not many opportunities could lure me away from this wonderful campus, a campus I have...
Members of the UCR and UC communities share their thoughts on the announcement that Chancellor White will be leaving UCR.
“The UC Riverside family, including students, faculty, staff and the greater community have been incredibly fortunate to have experienced the leadership of Tim White. His ability to connect with this community was not a secret we could keep ours for...
With the November elections less than a month away, congressional candidates debated in the latest “Windows on the World” forum on Oct. 3 at the UCR Extension Center. As longtime residents of Riverside County, Democrat Mark Takano and Republican John Tavaglione are competing to represent the 41st Congressional District in the upcoming election. Voters in November will decide which...
Ushering in the 2012-2013 academic year, a newly-appointed ASUCR board convened for their first Senate meeting on Oct. 1. Areas of focus included voter registration, ASPB’s Block Party, committee development and initiative reports major actions taken over the summer. The most prominent change to the internal structure of ASUCR included the scheduling of senate meetings, which will now occur...
Rosemary Bourns, for whom UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering is the namesake, passed away on Sept. 26, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles due to complications from congestive heart failure.
Her family service and interment took place on Saturday, Sept. 29.
She, along with her husband Marlan, started Bourns, Inc., a company specializing in electronic components. At the time...
The morning following the announcement that he will be leaving the University of California, Riverside to head the California State University system, Chancellor Timothy White sat down with Highlander Editor-in-Chief Chris LoCascio and News Editor Sandy Van to discuss his decision and what it will mean for the future of UCR.
Highlander: How have the last 48 hours been for...
UCR Chancellor Timothy White recently announced the establishment of the UCR School of Public Policy (SPP) in an open letter to the UCR community. The new school will focus on policy issues concerning the Inland Empire and other communities in Southern California.
“The school’s research will build on existing strengths at UCR as virtually every existing school and college at UCR...