University of Redlands News

Local private colleges are sending a similar message to their public counterparts: even as their nongovernmental funding sources keep them comparatively insulated from the state's budget crisis, the future is grim.

University of Redlands senior track and field standout Emily Canales capped off her career by turning on a late surge to finish second in the 3000-meter steeplechase final at the NCAA Championships meet on Saturday.

Alexandra, 21, graduated Saturday morning, receiving her B.A. in English literature with honors from the College of Arts and Sciences.

University of Redlands President James Appleton applauds the graduating Class of 2012 during the commencement ceremony for the School of Business on Saturday.

Anza was one of more than 600 students receiving their Bachelor's of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands on Saturday morning.

James R. Appleton, president of the University of Redlands, will be bidding his students, faculty and staff farewell and looking on to retirement.

A University of Redlands graduate celebrates commencement for the School of Education at the Greek Theatre at University of Redlands on Thursday.

Jesse Medina, Jim Spee and Sheila Bishop at the Small Business Seminar in Perris on May 17.

Twenty-four students from the University of Redlands addressed club members - from grades kindergarten to fifth - about race through age-appropriate books and art-themed projects.

This year, scholarships are open to seniors graduating from high school within the Redlands Unified School District with at least a C average.

In Japan, spring is the beginning of the new school year. Here in the United States, we are in the midst of commencement season, which begins in late April and extends to mid-June. Large universities around the country vie for prominent commencement speakers.

If you want to motor to the finale of the 2011-12 Redlands Symphony Orchestra season, take Michael Daugherty's "Motor City Triptych," stroll on the banks of Duke Ellington's "The River" and listen to Carl Maria von Weber's music transformed into Paul Hindemith's "Symphonic Metamorphosis." That was the order of the program Saturday night in the ... (more)

The student-created LaFourcade Community Garden at the University of Redlands was one of the gardens featured on the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society Garden Tour this year.

Astronomer and photographer Tyler Nordgren will present Astronomy in the National Parks, a photographic journey to the nations national parks at the San Gorgonio Chapter of the Sierra Club meeting Tuesday, June 5, 2012.

For applications received by June 1 the fee is $225. For applications received after June 1 the fee is $250. Application Deadline is June 29, enroll by June 1st, and save $25. Scholarships are available.

A reported drop in the Inland Empire's unemployment rate to 11.7 percent would seem to signal an improving job market, but a closer look at the numbers shows the jobless rate dropped not because of a surge in hiring, but because the region's work force shrunk.

The Kevin R. Blandford Memorial Pipe Band drumline performs at the Queen Mary. The band will present an afternoon of bagpipes and drums along with special guest organist Jeffrey H. Rickard and uilleann piper Richard Cook in the University of Redlands Memorial Chapel at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

SAN JACINTO Mt. San Jacinto College will hold an education summit on Friday, May 18, at the San Gorgonio Pass Campus for the public to learn about scholarships, grants, interview skills, veterans' services, and more.

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Come Sunday evening, the moon will align perfectly between the sun and Earth, creating a rare annular eclipse that in some parts of the country will result in what's known as a "ring of fire" in the heavens.