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After approximately three decades since their last assemblage, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Islander (API) Alumni Network has been re-established. 11 API-identifying, degreed Highlanders have made a minimum yearlong commitment to guide and support current API undergrad and grad students.

Alum David Betts, ’90, establishes a pilot program to provide financial assistance for students participating in the UCDC internship program.

Ethnic studies professor Jennifer R. Nájera captures narratives of UC Riverside students in “Learning to Lead: Undocumented Students Mobilizing Education.”

Continuation of Gluck Fellows Program provides wide-ranging opportunities for self-expression and creativity.

If you are ready for a fun-filled, and a little surreal, musical for some relief from the election, then do not miss UCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production staging of the Tony-winning “Peter and the Starcatcher” at the University Theatre. The play, which runs Nov. 7-16, is Rick...

Surveyed professors at UC Riverside predict Kamala Harris will prevail in five of seven battleground states, according to a straw poll conducted by UCR’s news team beginning October 25. The poll considered the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The email survey was conducted...

Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program. Federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program honors pioneering Black astronaut Ronald E. McNair. It aims to increase doctoral...

Co-directed by a UC Riverside MFA student, PBS will stream the documentary for free throughout October.

When we consider the staying power of U.S. democracy, it’s humbling to consider the Roman Empire’s longevity of 1,500 years.

Author Susan Straight identifies 1,001 novels that highlight the American experience across generations and cultures.

The two-day event is free and invites local musicians and families to join Oaxacan composers to participate in a recording session and evening performance.

The poet, educator, and writer is a UC Riverside emeritus professor of creative writing.

Once again California voters are facing a plethora of state initiatives to decide on issues ranging from increasing penalties for theft and drug offenses to borrowing money to build schools. To help voters better understand the myriad of propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot, the UC Riverside Office of Alumni...

Two experts weigh-in on why morals are important in political candidates and what a criminal background means.

Shaun Bowler, professor of political science, and Andy Crosby, an assistant professor of teaching in the School of Public Policy, weigh in on how the plethora of state abortion rights initiatives may affect the presidential election.

Prior to the Sept. 10 presidential debate, UC Riverside faculty weigh in on various topics including the now-infamous ‘childless cat ladies’ reference.

UC Riverside professors Catherine Gudis and Bruce Link answer questions about Gov. Gavin Newsom's order to dismantle homeless encampments in California.

A new study documents history, white supremacy, gender, sex, and “super straight” ideologies based on conversations found on Reddit.

Spring is an artist, mother, and wife. She’s trying to be everything, but a family vacation unravels and confirms that it’s a difficult to juggle all the responsibilities successfully. “Why Dig When You Can Pluck,” is a fictional story that mirrors the life of Cambria Matlow, the film’s writer, director...

Findings come from a new research study coauthored by UCR’s Brandon Andrew Robinson.