February 15, 2023 – Redlands, CA – A new preferred admissions agreement between the University of Redlands (U of R) and Loma Linda University (LLU) will provide a guided pathway to qualified students looking to pursue an advanced degree within LLU’s physical and occupational therapy programs, as well as the orthotics & prosthetics program.
San Francisco-based Presidio Graduate School, a national leader in sustainability-focused graduate education, plans to merge with the University of Redlands and be housed on the Redlands Marin campus commencing in summer 2023.
During its annual business meeting, the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) elected University of Redlands President Krista L. Newkirk to serve on its Executive Committee. President Newkirk joins University of Redlands Trustee Eugene “Mitch” Mitchell and former Redlands Trustee Fran Inman on the committee working to further AICCU’s agenda on higher education policy.
The University of Redlands, a private, nonprofit university in California, is proud to announce a collaboration with Amazon to expand educational opportunities for the company’s workforce.
The University of Redlands is one step closer to making its University Village project a reality after receiving $8 million in funding from the State of California. “University Village began as a vision and has evolved into an environmentally sustainable master plan that will bring significant fiscal and economic growth, new housing, and jobs to our area,” said University of Redlands President Krista L. Newkirk.
The University of Redlands will welcome Austin H. Johnson, Ph.D. as its American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2022-23 academic year. Johnson, an associate professor at University of California, Riverside (UCR), will work closely with University President Krista Newkirk.
The University of Redlands is pleased to announce the appointments of five distinguished alumni to the Board of Trustees on July 1, 2022.
The University of Redlands is proud to announce its newest collaboration with San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) to expand undergraduate pathway program opportunities for admitted transfer students.
Dr. Jill Tiefenthaler, chief executive officer at the National Geographic Society, will join more than 600 graduates of the University of Redlands College of Arts and Sciences on April 23 and offer the keynote address at the university’s 2022 ceremony.
With $207.2 million in gifts and pledges from 15,573 donors, the University of Redlands has successfully completed the Forever Yours comprehensive fundraising campaign, the largest and most ambitious in its 115-year history.
The University of Redlands will celebrate the inauguration of Krista L. Newkirk, the University’s 12th president as well as the completion of the Forever Yours campaign on February 23, 2022. The day of festivities will begin with a formal installation ceremony in the University’s Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. and continue throughout the day.
A growing number of service-learning classes bring students into jails and prisons, stepping across what Alexander (2010) might call the new Jim Crow color line created by mass incarceration. Many of these courses are part of the innovative Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, which brings inside and outside students together in a shared college class. Drawing on ethnographic observations, interviews, and 8 years of experience teaching Inside-Out courses, this article explores the ways students construct racial identities and understand racial hierarchies as they work together behind bars.
As academics, University of Redlands Professors Heather King and Youna Kwak have always known the value of reading, writing, and examining stories. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, added a sense of urgency to their interest. King, who teaches English, and Kwak, who teaches French, applied for and received a California Humanities grant to create Plague Stories, an event series to facilitate conversations about how the public health crisis has impacted our lives.
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge, Shared Science—a Smithsonian traveling exhibition that explores the ways in which traditional knowledge of Indigenous communities and cutting-edge Western science are being applied—is now open to the public in the Armacost Library lobby at the University of Redlands through February 27, 2022.
The University of Redlands (U of R) has entered into an exclusive negotiation agreement with REACH Redlands, LLC—a joint venture of Republic Metropolitan, Arteco Partners, and Creative Housing Associates—to develop 30 acres of land located around the Arrow rail station at U of R in a project known as University Village.
In a bold move to prepare students for a changing business environment, University of Redlands officials announced the launch of the University of Redlands School of Business & Society, which integrates and enhances the University’s business programs to empower students to positively impact their community and the world.
Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking or if cows have feelings? Are you interested in the reasons behind the behavior of animals and wish you could learn more about them? University of Redlands' new major in human-animal studies might be for you.
The University of Redlands was recently named a top university by several high-profile organizations, including Washington Monthly and U.S. News & World Report. These acknowledgments are welcome news to the private liberal arts and professional school, as it returns to in-person classes.
“GIS in the Jungle,” reflects University of Redlands Professor Monty Hempel’s legacy promoting Experiential Environmental Education (EEE). PanaMapping is an “Environmental Design Studio,” a type of course which Monty and his colleagues established at the University of Redlands to allow students to practice their GIS skills to analyze environmental problems and to develop solutions to environmental challenges outside the classroom.
The University of Redlands recently announced the appointment of Dr. Christopher Ocker as assistant provost of the university’s Graduate School of Theology (GST) and interim dean of San Francisco Theological Seminary (SFTS), both located on the University of Redlands Marin campus.
Dr. Mario Martinez asks new questions in his new book, "The Science of Higher Education: State Higher Education Policy and the Laws of Scale"
The U.S. Department of Education has designated the University of Redlands as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), recognizing the institution’s ongoing commitment to serving Hispanic/Latinx Americans among the University’s student populations.
Why do we need to celebrate Juneteenth and why should we fight to make it a national holiday? Those questions and more will be answered during the University of Redlands Inaugural Juneteenth event June 15-17, 2021 at redlands.edu/juneteenth. This virtual event is free and open to the public.
The University of Redlands Board of Trustees announced today that Krista L. Newkirk, J.D., will serve as the 12th president of the University of Redlands. Newkirk, who will be the first female president of the U of R, is currently president of Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. She will join the University of Redlands in July.
The University of Redlands is pleased to announce today that it plans to return to in-person instruction in fall 2021. This includes courses at the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Business, Education, Theology, and Continuing Studies. The College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Theology will also return to normal residential housing occupancy levels for their students.
Students in the Black History of the Inland Empire course are interviewing dozens of local Black elders and recording valuable oral histories to better understand the region's evolution.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced that the University of Redlands, along with several other organizations, will participate in the state’s newest program to battle the devastating effects of climate change.
In Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 seminal children’s novel Harriet the Spy, a young girl keeps a notebook in which she records her observations about her friends, neighbors, and classmates. University of Redlands Creative Writing Professor Leslie Brody says she encourages her students to do the same.
After a University search, Professor Steven Wuhs, Ph.D., has been named interim dean for the University of Redlands College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Kathleen Feeley, Ph.D. has accepted the position of associate dean. Wuhs' appointment as interim dean follows the departure of Dean Kendrick Brown, who has served in the role since July 2016. Brown accepted a new position as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Morehouse College beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Feeley’s appointment as associate dean follows the departure of Professor Anne Cavender, who will return to teaching and research in the English department in January.
“Examining the Higher Education Response to the COVID19 Pandemic” to feature Hall Network Director and Faculty Fellows discussing their project to examine higher education’s response to the COVID19 pandemic. Their project examines the impact on students, how institutions have responded, and the fiscal and operational shifts caused by the global pandemic of 2020.
The School of Business will add the Redlands MBA to the Marin campus offerings effective January 2021. Applications will be accepted through Nov. 16, 2020.
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