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The money comes from UC Berkeley’s Underground Scholars, via grants from the Andrew Mellon and Crankstart foundations to support the expansion of the Underground Scholars model UC-wide.
2020 and 2021 grads may join the in-person recognition; all events will be live-streamed for families to enjoy at home.
Growing up in South Central L.A. meant ditching school, becoming a teen mom, and wrestling with her identity as an Afro-Latina — experiences that made this UCR student want to major in public policy.
The pandemic has forced smaller gatherings, but students have still found an opportunity for reflection and family time.
A history assignment gave UCR students an opportunity to capture their lives during the pandemic.
The book ‘Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States’ was published this week by Professor Edward T. Chang.
The free, virtual events will culminate with an inaugural Tomás Rivera Book Prize.
The United States border has seen an increase in families — primarily men with their children — and most recently a surge in unaccompanied minors traveling north from Central America through Mexico. They are fleeing gang violence, high homicide rates, and lack of economic opportunities. In some cases, such as...
Students with families living at UC Riverside's Oban Family Housing now have access to a small pantry at any time of the day. Small hand sanitizers, canned veggies, coffee, and other nonperishable food items sit inside the Little Free Pantry, a roughly 2-foot-by-1.5-foot wooden miniature shed-shaped case inspired by the...
It’s 6:30 a.m. and a group of men are happily fist-bumping one another, smiles evident under their face masks. The morning’s exercise leader is Bert Wright, ’99, who is about to lead the group on a 3-mile trek around the UC Riverside campus. “We’ve considered writing cease and desist letters,”...
Findings include greater instances of depression, financial instability, and lower grade point averages.
UCR has more than 4,400 degreed Black alumni, and is nationally recognized for having one of the smallest achievement gaps in the country.
COVID-19 has forced the theater team to be more resourceful while producing a virtual show from home.
The advantage of celebrating Valentine’s Day in the time of COVID? You don’t need to worry about crowds to enjoy literature, music, theatre, and more.
UCR’s Campus Collective has more than 2,000 mentees in four months.
The grant will support programs within UCR’s new Latino and Latin American Studies Research Center, set to launch February 2021.
Jamal J. Myrick, African Student Programs director, discusses his educational journey, parenting, and more.
Resident advisors are creating ways to remain virtually connected while building a sense of community with first-year students in campus housing.
The program works to make the holidays special for foster youth, despite the pandemic’s challenges.
Students, faculty, and staff can still access books and materials.
