This former cop wants to build trust between communities and police
Fulbright Scholar Roberto Rivera looks to Jamaica as a model of restorative justice
UCR poet wins 2018 American Book Award
There was a time when Rachelle Cruz, M.F.A. ’12, had all but given up on getting her poetry collection published. A 10-year labor of love, she recalled sending out “ God’s Will for Monsters” 20-25 times before taking a two-year break from her attempts. As a last-ditch effort, Cruz submitted...
A Ph.D. in punk? Only at UC Riverside
Marlen Ríos-Hernández takes a scholarly approach to the mosh pit
Rolling out the ‘Red Carpet’
Walk into the Culver Center of the Arts, and you’ll immediately find yourself immersed in the new, large-scale exhibition by Yunhee Min and Peter Tolkin. Three gigantic, undulating swathes of red fabric extend toward the entryway, inviting viewers to walk directly onto the massive artwork before arching sharply up toward...
UCR Arts exhibition examines architecture and painting
“Painting Architecture” will open at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts on Sept. 1
Nalo Hopkinson enters Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman Universe’
Author will pen “House of Whispers,” a new comic series rooted in Afro-Caribbean culture
Historian’s database offers new view of colonial California
Through his Pobladores Project, Steven Hackel spotlights the non-American Indian settlers and soldiers who lived in California between 1769 and 1850
$1 million grant reaffirms UCR’s commitment to the humanities
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s gift leverages campaign support to fund 26 faculty fellowships at the Center for Ideas and Society
Expert available to comment on Mexico’s presidential election
UC Riverside’s Armando Navarro will travel to Mexico City in advance of the July 1 election to survey voters and visit polling places
New poetry collection explores life’s questions, great and small
RIVERSIDE, Calif. ( www.ucr.edu) — How do you encapsulate several decades of your life? That was the question for Maurya Simon, professor emerita in the Department of Creative Writing and professor of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Riverside, while putting together her newest book, “ The Wilderness...
A mother’s greatest nightmare: Susan Straight broaches school shootings
As of March 8, there have been 14 school shootings so far this year. Since the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., 756 copycat threats have been made targeting schools across the country. For author Susan Straight — and many others around the nation...