Education

UC Riverside has opened a residential community that will house students from the university and the Riverside Community College District. An estimated 250 district students on Aug. 23 began moving into North District 2, a 415,000-square-foot development that includes 429 units in two apartment-style buildings, according to a statement on the …

The Inland Empire isn’t producing enough college graduates. That’s the conclusion of a recent report by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in San Francisco. Despite the economic benefits that usually accompany a bachelor’s degree – higher salary, better chance of staying employed, higher quality of …

Cal State San Bernardino has received an $85,000 grant from Southern California Edison. The Edison International STEM Scholarships will help 43 students majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics remain in those fields and complete their degrees, according to a statement on the university’s website. The grant will also help …

UC Riverside has received a $1.1 million grant that will help students who are the first in their family to attend college. The grant from the Judy and Fred Wilpon Family Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies will allow UC Riverside to continue participating in the Kessler Scholars Collaborative, according to a …

UC Riverside is pretty popular these days. The university will welcome 71,069 first-year and transfer students at the start of the upcoming fall semester, by far the most in its 71-year history, according to a statement on the school’s website. The previous record was set one year ago, when 51,345 students began …

Some local youth are getting a soccer education this week, courtesy of the Inland Empire’s professional soccer league. The Empire Strykers of the Major Arena Soccer League are hosting camps in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, and Fontana for youngsters four to 17 years old, according to a statement on the team’s …