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Opera Student Imitates Pavarotti for Competition
University of Redlands School of Music graduate student Julio Carrillo has a passion for singing opera that has taken him across the country to Miami to compete on an internationally televised weekly entertainment show. | More
Physics Professor is Voice of Grand Canyon Astronomy
Tyler Nordgren, associate professor of physics at the University of Redlands spent his sabbatical year studying our national parks’ night skies, and has become the voice of astronomy for the popular Grand Canyon National Park. | More
Professor Pens Book on Businesses and GIS Use
James Pick, a professor of business in the University of Redlands School of Business, has written a book chronicling how companies can successfully use geographic information systems (GIS) to improve performance. | More
Professor Receives Fulbright Award
Gerald Groshek, an associate professor in the University of Redlands School of Business, has been selected for a Fulbright Senior Specialists project in Slovakia at the University of Economics in Bratislava during spring 2008. | More
Redlands Festival to Celebrate Cultures
African drummers, a ballet folklorico dance company and a gospel choir all will perform as part of the University of Redlands’ 18th Annual Multicultural Festival. | More
Redlands: Among the Best and a Great Value
The University of Redlands is again among the top 10 Western master’s universities and one of the great schools at a great price, according to the newest U.S. News & World Report rankings. | More
Redlands and Crafton Hills College to Collaborate on Opera
The University of Redlands School of Music and Crafton Hills College are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to present a full production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata from April 3-6. The production will feature musicians and faculty from the University of Redlands with sets, costumes and lighting created by students and faculty at Crafton Hills College. | More
Romantic Musical Comedy to be Performed at Redlands
A new romantic musical comedy that satirizes both academic life and performance art will be performed at Glenn Wallichs Theatre at the University of Redlands in April. | More
Engaging Hiroshima and Nagasaki Today in Redlands
The University of Redlands, in collaboration with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, will present two weeks of events starting March 10 that focus on the effects of the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. | More
Professor of the Year to Speak at University High Table
University of Redlands physics professor Eric Hill, the 2007-08 College of Arts and Sciences Professor of the Year, will deliver the professor of the year President’s High Table speech on Tuesday, March 11 at 5:30 p.m. in the Casa Loma Room. | More
Students to Perform in President’s Honor Recital
The University of Redlands President’s Honor Recital, an annual event hosted by university President Stuart Dorsey to showcase talented musicians in the School of Music, will take place in the Memorial Chapel on Sunday, March 9 at 2 p.m. The free event is open to the public. | More
A Remodeled Center for Communicative Disorders
The University of Redlands Truesdail Center for Communicative Disorders showed off its recent $1 million remodel and expansion at an open house last week. | More
A Day on Service and Activism
The University of Redlands’ Johnston Center for Integrative Studies will be hosting its second annual alumni mini-college focusing on the theme “A Lifetime of Service and Community Activism” on Saturday, Feb. 16 in the university’s Orton Center.  | More
Bestselling Author to Speak
Eric Schlosser, author of the bestsellers “Fast Food Nation” and “Reefer Madness,” will be speaking at the University of Redlands on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The talk will be held at the Orton Center at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. | More
Actor and Environmental Activist to Give Talk
Ed Begley Jr., an actor and environmental activist, will be visiting the University of Redlands on Thursday, Jan. 31 as a guest speaker for the Convocation Lecture Series. He will speak about living green at 7:30 p.m. at the university’s Orton Center. The talk is free and open to the public | More
Way To Go Bulldogs
Bulldogs are now ranked among the top 10 most popular dogs by the American Kennel Club. | More
"Undomestic" Art Show Opens
Art will be on display from Tuesday, Jan. 15 through Sunday, Feb. 10. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. | More
Johnston Student Serves as Presidential Campaign Spokesperson
Cody Unser, Johnston student and the national disability spokesperson for the Richardson for President Campaign, held a Meet & Greet at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown on Sunday, Dec. 16, and hosted a live video chat on Governor Richardson's disability plan. | More
Bridgestone Firestone Sets Up New Scholarship
The University of Redlands and Bridgestone Firestone officials have established the $50,000 Bridgestone Firestone Endowed Scholarship designed to attract and retain women and minority students at the university. | More
Leading German Pianist to Perform
Leading German Pianist to Perform at the University of Redlands | More
Welcome Home! Alumni Art Show
Sixty University of Redlands alumni will showcase their art work Nov. 6 through Dec. 9 in the university’s Peppers Art Gallery. | More
A New Space to Contemplate at Redlands
The University of Redlands has created a new space for students, staff and the community to contemplate and meditate, and will celebrate the opening of its new Meditation Room on Tuesday, Oct. 16. | More
New Class of Proudian Scholars Selected
Twelve University of Redlands sophomores have been selected as Proudian Honors Scholars for the class of 2010. They were chosen from an impressive group of 16 candidates, by a group of more than 20 faculty members who were involved in the interview process. | More
Redlands Physics Professor Explores National Parks' Night Skies
Join University of Redlands astronomer Tyler Nordgren on a journey through our national parks and their increasingly elusive dark and starry skies as he details his travels and sights in a blog. | More
Redlands Athletes: Tops on the Field and in the Classroom
University of Redlands athletes have scored high in both the classroom and in competition during the 2006-07 academic year. | More
A Leader in Women's Athletic Opportunities
The University of Redlands is listed as having one of the largest increases in female athletes in its division over a seven-year period in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual report on gender equity in college sports.  | More
World-renowned Organist Joins Redlands (View news story and slide show)
The University of Redlands School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of the world-renowned organist, Frederick Swann, as Artist Teacher and university organist. | More
Professor Receives Fulbright Grant for Research in South Korea
Graeme Auton, a government and international relations professor at the University of Redlands, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and do research at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea, for four months starting in mid-August. | More
A landmark degree during a landmark year
100 years of tradition; of educating minds and hearts. And now 50,000 degrees awarded. | More
Award-Winning Poetry Professor Wins PEN Award
Ralph Angel, a distinguished professor of English and creative writing, has been honored with the 2007 PEN USA Award for Poetry for his most recent collection, “Exceptions and Melancholies: Poems 1986-2006.”  He is one of two University of Redlands professors to have earned the prestigious writing award. | More
Internationally Acclaimed Indian Musician to Perform
Rajeev Taranath, one of India’s foremost musicians, will be performing Hindustani classical music on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the University of Redlands. | More
Southern California Wildfire Updates
All university operations and regional campuses are open and have returned to normal conditions. | More
Featured Centennial Speaker Marcia Grant to Give Talk
Marcia Grant, a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and the Planning Head of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan, will be a featured speaker at the University of Redlands Centennial High Table on Wednesday, Oct. 17. | More
Nobel Laureate to Give Talk on Science and Religion
Charles Townes, recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 2005 Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities, will be visiting the University of Redlands Sept.12-14, delivering a public lecture Wednesday evening. | More
New Students, Faculty Members, Welcomed at Redlands
As the 2007-08 academic year kicks off, the University of Redlands welcomes nearly 700 new students to campus and 30 new faculty members. | More
World-Renowned Hugo Wolf String Quartet to Perform
The University of Redlands School of Music and the Redlands Chamber Music Society will present the world-renowned Hugo Wolf String Quartet in a concert on Wednesday, Oct.10 at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel.  General Admission is $20 at the door; University of Redlands students are admitted free with a valid ID. | More
University of Redlands Tops $100 Million in Centennial Campaign

On the eve of its 100th anniversary celebration, University of Redlands President Stuart Dorsey announced today that the university’s historic fundraising effort, the Centennial Campaign, has topped its original goal of $100 million.

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Author and Public Education Activist to Speak
Jonathan Kozol, one of America’s most influential advocates for public education, will be speaking at the University of Redlands Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Memorial Chapel. | More
Founding Director of the National Museum of the American Indians to Give Talk
W. Richard West Jr., University of Redlands alumnus and founding director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian, will be a featured speaker at the university on Wednesday, Sept. 26, as part of its Centennial Celebration. | More
The University of Redlands to Offer A “Little” Night Music
Some of Broadway’s most cherished hits will come to the Alumni Greek Theatre stage Saturday June 23 when the University of Redlands presents the benefit concert, “A ‘Little’ Night Music,” in honor of a longtime university theater arts director, Dr. Paul Little. | More
University of Redlands KUOR 89.1 FM to Bring Award-Winning Public Radio News to Inland Area Starting April 21
The University of Redlands announced today that it has signed an agreement with Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) to assume program operations for the university’s radio station, KUOR 89.1 FM, starting Saturday, April 21. | More
Redlands Alumni Return from Katrina Rebuilding Efforts

A group of nearly 50 University of Redlands alumni and staff returned recently from what was described as a life changing experience in New Orleans where they helped rebuild homes devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

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Designing for Science Fiction Television Symposium
5/17/2008
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Last day of classes- College of Arts and Sciences
5/21/2008
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Final Exams
5/22/2008
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Baccalaureate
5/23/2008
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