In a campuswide email, UCR Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Tom Smith and Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education Jennifer Brown announced that after consulting with campus leadership, including the Chair and Vice Chair of the Academic Senate, and checking in with colleagues at other UC campuses, they have decided...
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Due to campus closures being extended to June 19, 2020 and Governor Gavin Newsom’s current “stay-at-home” order prohibiting large gatherings, this year’s commencement ceremonies will not be happening as planned. A campuswide email sent on Friday, April 3, states, “While we share the disappointment of our students...
The University of California Board of Regents postponed a vote on a proposed tuition increase for fall 2020. The decision to table the vote was announced at the monthly Board of Regents meeting held Wednesday, March 18, on a video conference via Zoom.
John A. Perez, UC Regents board chairman announced the decision to...
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On Wednesday, April 1, UCR4COLA, a UCR student movement that stands in solidarity with UCSC students demanding a cost of living adjustment (COLA), planned to email blast UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox. Students demanded that Wilcox refund student fees after the campus closure and the move to remote instruction...
ASUCR held their first meeting of the quarter via Zoom on Wednesday April 1. In order to attend meetings, students need to register online. Students will be prompted to provide their name, the meeting or meetings they would like to attend and register with their email. After registering, they will receive an email...
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The first week of remote learning has begun at UC Riverside, and with it, students have had to adapt to the transition from in-person instruction to online classes. Students with majors that focus on hands-on learning like art, dance, theater or courses with labs have faced different...
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The first week of a fully online quarter started at UC Riverside on Monday, March 30, and students are already experiencing the difficulty of adapting to the new format of classes, struggling to focus on coursework amid a pandemic and dealing with expected and unforeseen technological issues.
Signed into law on March 27, 2020 by President Donald J. Trump, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act allocates $2.2 trillion toward alleviating economic and health burdens resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the many provisions the bill provides, the piece of legislation provides direct financial aid to individuals, impacts student...
All events hosted by the UCR Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) have been canceled until further notice according to a post published on ASPB’s Instagram page on Monday, March 16. The cancellation comes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and UCR’s campus closure.
The post states, “In line with Chancellor Wilcox’s and Governor Newsom’s...
The Office of Student Health Services at UCR has issued guidelines for suspected COVID-19 patients. The Office of Student Health Services has a limited number of kits from Quest Diagnostics for COVID-19 testing and is currently using them for designated students who meet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria. Clinical and testing decisions are determined by...