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Ernest "Ernie" García, pictured here on September 29, 2016. He is UCR's first Hispanic graduate. Beside being a lifelong educator, he was an arts advocate. García helped spearhead San Bernardino's Garcia Center for the Arts. (Photo by Stan Lim/Digital First Media/The Press-Enterprise via Getty Images)

Ernest "Ernie" García, UCR’s first Hispanic graduate, dies

García, class of 1955, made positive impacts as an educator and as an arts lover.

By | May 10, 2023 | University

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