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Acclaimed saxophonist Teodross Avery will perform for Pierce Street Jazz at La Sierra University on May 16. (Photo: courtesy of Teodross Avery)

Award-winning saxophonist Avery to perform at Troesh

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Pierce Street Jazz concert series at La Sierra University will showcase acclaimed saxophonist Teodross Avery in an upcoming…

Grammy-winning soprano to perform Mother’s Day fundraising concert

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – World-renowned soprano and Grammy award-winner Ana María Martínez will perform a scholarship fundraising concert at La Sierra…

La Sierra University presents Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town”

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – For four nights this month, La Sierra University’s drama program will carry audiences into early 1900s American small-town life…

A piece by Orangewood Academy student Matt Sandoval which will be exhibited along with more than 100 artworks by high school students at Brandstater Gallery.

Teen art show returns to La Sierra University’s Brandstater Gallery

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University’s Brandstater Gallery this month will feature the work of students from seven high schools in Riverside, San…

Actor David Ross Paterson as Horatio Spafford.

Inspiring La Sierra music video tells beloved hymn’s story

La Sierra University’s Office of Advancement and Department of Music premiered a second music video during the alumni weekend worship service on April…

Tenor Anthony León, this year's concerto competition winner, will serve as featured soloist during the 60th Annual Concerto Concert at La Sierra University. (Photo: Ivan Ji)

60th Concerto Concert to highlight award-winning tenor, music alums

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University’s 60th Annual Concerto Concert offered during the university's homecoming weekend will feature the 2018…

Rancho Mirage-based bariatric surgeon Dr. Bobby Bhasker-Rao is a 1989 graduate of La Sierra. He has been included in the New York Times' 'Top Surgeons in the Nation' listing each year from 2013 to 2018. (Photo: Patrice Gaspard-Nelson)

Noted surgeon cites university's foundational support, influence

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Those considering a college education grapple with a myriad of concerns including the costs of tuition and the ability to reach…

La Sierra Hall, one of La Sierra University's iconic buildings, is home to the H.M.S. Richards Divinity School.

H.M.S. Richards Divinity School receives 10-year re-accreditation

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University’s H.M.S. Richards Divinity School in February received notification that it had been awarded a reaffirmation…

Syrian teenager Dalya, displaced by war from her home city of Aleppo, tries to fit in at an all-girls Catholic high school in Los Angeles. Her story is told in the documentary, "Dalya's Other Country." (Photos: Anne Etheridge)

Syrian refugee documentary to screen at Troesh center

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – La Sierra University and the World Affairs Council of Inland Southern California will host a screening of the documentary film…

Grace Park, violin, has been a featured soloist at renowned venues around the world and will play with La Sierra University’s Chamber Music Recital Series this Sunday. (Photo: courtesy of Grace Park)

Chamber Music Recital Series to showcase world-class musicians

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Five acclaimed string musicians will share the stage this weekend as part of La Sierra University’s Chamber Music Recital Series.

Symposium on women’s lost histories to feature RCC, La Sierra profs

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Two Riverside higher education professors will lecture in a symposium that sheds light on the little-known contributions of women…