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Terrill Thomas' exhibit, "Resonance," will start the Brandstater Gallery season. (Photos by Terrill Thomas)

Brandstater Gallery opens season with “Resonance”

The Merriam-Webster dictionary includes in its definitions of resonance “a quality that makes something personally meaningful or important to…
The Tom & Vi Zapara School of Business on the La Sierra University campus.

La Sierra University moves ahead in Best Colleges rankings

U.S. News & World Report has included La Sierra University as one of America's Best Colleges in its 2015 rankings. The magazine's much-anticipated…

An ALS Benefit Concert will be held at Hole Memorial Auditorium September 17. (Photo by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra University to present ALS Benefit Concert

Thirteen years ago, when the mother of a La Sierra University staff member was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, there wasn’t much…
Biking is usually the second leg of off-road triathlon competitions. Rory Macomber began competing in triathlons in 2011.

La Sierra triathlete proves willpower wins the race

It began with little steps fueled by a determination to improve that got Rory Macomber this far, and it is the little steps that help him succeed.
Saxophonist Andrew Harrison, Fiero artistic director. (Photos courtesy of Andrew Harrison)

La Sierra alum to debut saxophone ensemble at alma mater

Back in 2005, Andrew Harrison was a saxophone-playing, music-loving pre-med major at La Sierra University.
Blues guitarist John Payne with bass player Henry Franklin, background.

Jazz, blues guitarist to lead Pierce Street quartet

As a young boy in West Texas, jazz and blues guitarist John Payne liked what he heard in the region’s fiddle and guitar music and the western swing…
 Lynn Caldwell shows signatures of the Martin Luther King Jr. family on an autobiography by Coretta Scott King. (Photo by Natan Vigna)

Professor helps document African-American history

When Lynn Caldwell visited Bauman Rare Books in Las Vegas last Christmas, she never expected to find a document related to 19th century slavery in…
 Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Sherry Williams will perform July 30.

Jazz vocalist to lead Pierce Street performance

Her voice has been described as smooth, effortless, and “honey-rich,” and she has performed in top venues around the world. On Wed., July 30, …
 Lora Geriguis, associate professor of English and department chair recently published a book chapter on the writings of Daniel Defoe. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

English prof published alongside scholars who influenced early work

The 18th century tale of shipwrecked Englishman Robinson Crusoe so captured Lora Geriguis’ attention during her first class as a graduate student that…

High school math teacher and La Sierra doctoral grad Sandra Stewart-Ximines loves teaching the ins and outs of algebra. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

Female math teachers' early influences pivotal, study says

Sandra Stewart-Ximines, a high school math teacher in Perris, is animated and energetic as she stands before her students teaching them the ins and…
Elementary students try out their 3-D glasses and booklets at La Sierra's World Museum of Natural History.

Service-Learning classes team up to create museum books for kids

The brown fish owl with its scholarly gaze seems real enough to touch as it rises off the front cover of a booklet created by La Sierra University…
 Alum Brian Wright speaks during an alumni weekend awards presentation in April. In the background, university Provost Steve Pawluk. (Photos by Natan Vigna)

La Sierra alum lands Pistons assistant GM spot

Brian Wright, a 2004 graduate of La Sierra University, has been named assistant general manager of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit…