Charles Russell is a first-year business economics major at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), running for the position of Vice President of Internal Affairs for the 2025-2026 academic year. He currently serves as an ASUCR fellow in the First Time College Student Department. Charles is passionate about reforming ASUCR into an organization that truly meets the needs of...
Jah Johnson (he/him) is a first-year creative writing major at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). He is an intern for the R’Garden and is passionate about not just writing but also sustainability, farming and helping those struggling with food insecurity. You can reach him at [email protected].
At the University of California, Riverside (UCR), more than six out of 10...
Brandon Ta is a third-year biology major at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), where he is conducting research in the MediHack Lab on the opioid crisis in Riverside. His work focuses on understanding the physiological, psychological and social factors contributing to the crisis. Brandon is passionate about medical education and volunteerism, spending his time volunteering at mobile clinics...
With housing, food and financial insecurity plaguing the university, a growing number of students are seeking part-time employment while they continue their education. The University of California Riverside’s (UCR) Department of Residential Education (ResEd), offers part-time positions as a solution to these issues, but at the hidden cost of students’ mental and physical well-being.
For those unfamiliar with UCR’s Housing,...
Harry Stoltz is a fourth-year pure mathematics major at UCR. Harry is looking forward to pursuing a PhD in mathematics. He is the Vice President of the Pacific Math Alliance chapter at UCR. You can contact him at his email: [email protected].
(This piece was shortened to fit publishing requirements in the Highlander. Read the full letter at sites.google.com/view/ucletter.)
We, the undersigned,...
James Anderson is a lecturer and freelance journalist who is from Illinois but now resides in Riverside, California. He has taught labor studies as well as media and cultural studies courses at University of California, Riverside (UCR). He is a member of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) and the The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Freelance...
Eric Guerra is a 4th year History major who has participated in and follows Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) advocacy work.
"Todo hombre verdadero debe sentir en su mejilla el golpe dado a cualquier mejilla de otro hombre." - José Martí, Cuban martyr and revolutionary
In attending this university, of course my learning has happened through both life experience and...
On Friday, March 1, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) released a vague, short and uncharacteristically cold statement. The statement, titled “University statement on ASUCR’s divestment resolution,” did not name an author, nor was it attributed to the Chancellor’s office. The statement condemned the passage of a resolution calling for ASUCR’s full divestment from companies complicit in aiding Israel’s...
The UCR Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) is a local chapter of the Faculty for Justice in Palestine. FJP is a decentralized national network of affiliated campus chapters whose faculty and staff members support Palestinian liberation through education, advocacy and action. FJP supports and amplifies the work of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) along with other student...
Ivan Strenski is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies. He may be reached at [email protected].
To the UCR Community:
An Open Letter about Israel & Palestine
I write as a recently retired UCR professor with 20 years of proud service at UCR. In that time, I learned much from our richly diverse student body and faculty about the Middle East. I...