Education

Cal State San Bernardino President Tomas Morales will chair the governing board of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Morales’ election was announced Tuesday, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. The association, which represents more than 450 colleges and universities in the United States, Spain and Latin America, …

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Bernardino is increasing its annual scholarships to $3 million a year. That means the diocese, which is trying to make its schools more affordable to lower and middle-income families, is giving about 20 percent more in scholarship money than it has in past years, …

UC Riverside wants to increase its graduation rate. The school is one of 11 public research universities in the United States participating in an $11 million effort to up its graduation rate among low-income students and students whose parents did not attend college, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …

The Riverside Community College District wants to expand one of its two-year programs into a four-year program. Senate Bill 850 that would allow up to 15 community college districts to grant four-year degrees in limited circumstances has been passed by the state legislature, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …

UC Riverside is planning to hire a coordinator who will help undocumented students. Money for the full-time position will come from $5 million that University of California officials announced last fall, funding set aside specifically to help undocumented students throughout the UC system, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. …

Loma Linda University Medical Center has been named the top hospital in the Inland Empire. This is the fifth consecutive year that the hospital was ranked number one in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of the best hospitals in the country. Loma …