Bulldog Bites

The new report shows the University of Redlands contributes more than $185 million to the San Bernardino County economy, further demonstrating the University’s reach beyond its campus borders.

“The Career Conference is truly a positive experience, allowing students to prepare for their lives after graduation, while connecting them to U of R alumni,” explains Kelly Dries, executive director of the Office of Career and Professional Development.

After transferring from Crafton Hills Community College, Jenny Solis ’21, ’23 gained the confidence she needed to succeed at the University of Redlands.

“With the ability to obtain stimulus money and the change to how unemployment income is taxed, this year more than ever folks need tax help,” says Professor Greg Lackey.

Head Athletic Trainer Janelle Kratz speaks on the role of an athletic trainer, what constitutes a typical day, and how the pandemic has changed the job.

Student Abbi Fine ’21 is one of the first people prospective students meet when they visit U of R. She loves her job as an Admissions Bulldog Ambassador and shares her considerable campus-leadership experiences with her guests.

Over the past 20 years, social scientists have noticed an increased mortality rate among a specific demographic in the United States. In order to explore this phenomenon, Professor Greg Thorson, who holds the Ken and Lynn Hall Endowed Chair of Public Policy at the U of R, and Edison Forman ’21 coauthored a study and presented their findings during a recent virtual talk.

The U of R Banta Center for Ethical and Purposeful Leadership celebrates 15 years of lectures, research, and outreach.

Writing to the University community on behalf of the President’s Cabinet, U of R Senior Diversity and Inclusion Officer Christopher Jones and President Ralph W. Kuncl reiterate the University’s commitment to the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the wake of the shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16.

The Gates sisters are earning their Master of Science in Organizational Leadership degrees together at U of R’s Marin County campus, and they both draw inspiration from the women in their family.

The students in Professor Wendy McIntyre’s ecology course get a close-up—via wildlife video cameras—of the animals in the local mountains so they can study the impact of both human activity and last year’s fire.

During a recent virtual lecture hosted by the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, an alumnus and a current student spoke about how their experiences at the University of Redlands have allowed them to overcome challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In her new book, Institutionalizing Gender: Madness, the Family, and Psychiatric Power in Nineteenth-Century France (Cornell University Press, 2021), U of R History Professor Jessie Hewitt explores the links between gender and the history of psychiatry.

“I feel like it’s easier for me to make an impact here,” says Ellis Hodo ’21, who is currently encouraging others to participate in U of R’s Campus Climate Survey.

Climate Corps fellows will grow trees on the Sustainable University of Redlands Farm and then work with U of R students and Roots and Shoots members to distribute the greenery in Redlands communities.

Residential housing occupancy levels on the Redlands and Marin campuses are also projected to return to normal.

During the last week of February, five University of Redlands faculty members in the humanities or social sciences “took over” Inside Higher Ed’s Academic Minute, highlighting their new projects during the two-and-a-half-minute podcast.

How can educators and other local leaders work to combat Islamophobia in their communities? On February 24, the School of Education’s Center for Educational Justice hosted a webinar to help find answers to that question.