Education

UC Riverside outperformed the University of California system in freshman applications for this year’s fall semester. Applications to the nine UC campuses were down 2.2 percent year-over-year, but UC Riverside received 3.7 percent more requests for admission in that time, according to a statement on the school’s website. The school …

California Baptist University has received a $28.5 million donation, the largest gift in the school’s 73-year history. The grant is from real estate developer Dale E. Fowler and his wife, Sarah Ann, who were “early and significant” supporters of the Riverside campus, according to a statement posted on the school’s …

A research institute affiliated with UC Riverside is under fire from some UC faculty and staff, who are calling for an investigation into the eight-year relationship between the two entities. Beacon Economics LLC, a Los Angeles-based private consulting firm, has been researching and publishing economic reports under the name UC …

Cal State San Bernardino will partner with an Eastern European university to promote education, science, and cultural development. The collaboration with Lviv Polytechnic National University in Ukraine, which is still being planned, will focus first on entrepreneurship, according to a statement on the Cal State San Bernardino website. “This is …

The Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship at Cal State San Bernardino will use a $65,000 grant to help small businesses better manage their finances. The recent donation from Wells Fargo will also help small businesses in Riverside and San Bernardino counties grow, according to a statement on the university’s website. …

Cal State San Bernardino has established a program in which Stater Bros. employees will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree in administration. The program, which the San Bernardino-based supermarket chain is paying for and promoting among its employees, is being administered through the Jack H. Brown College of Business …