A scholar analyzed data about UNESCO World Heritage sites to explain why European cultural relics like Notre Dame are so beloved, while splendid monuments elsewhere remain relatively unknown.
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University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is one of 10 universities within the prestigious University of California system, and the only UC located in Inland Southern California. Widely recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the nation, UCR’s current enrollment is more than 21,000 students, with a goal of 25,000 students by 2020. The campus is in the midst of a tremendous growth spurt with new and remodeled facilities coming on-line on a regular basis.
UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United States.
The 2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings places UCR 55th among top public universities, 112th nationwide and ranks 16+ graduate school programs including the Graduate School of Education and the Bourns College of Engineering based on peer assessment, student selectivity, financial resources, and other factors. Washington Monthly ranked UCR 5th in the United States in terms of social mobility, research and community service, while U.S. News ranks UCR as the fifth most ethnically diverse and, by the number of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants (42 percent), the 15th most economically diverse student body in the nation.
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Since 2009, nearly one million veterans have benefited from the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which helps them pay for tuition and other expenses. A scholar explains how it’s a hard transition.
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Only a few years ago, Brazil was considered the global economy’s shining star. How did it fall so far so fast?
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Medicine Population and Public Health, University of California, Riverside
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Assistant Professor of History, University of California, Riverside
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Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside
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Associate Director of the Center for Geospatial Sciences, University of California, Riverside
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Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of California, Riverside
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Health Sciences, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University of California, Riverside
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Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside
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Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of California, Riverside
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Riverside
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside
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Research Professor of Geology, University of California, Riverside
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of California, Riverside
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Assistant Professor of Education, University of California, Riverside
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Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside
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Distinguished Professor of Musicology, University of California, Riverside
