University of Redlands

By the third grade, Michelle Scribner ‘05, ‘13, ‘16 knew she wanted to become a teacher. What she didn’t know was how far that calling would take her.

“I already had two kids at home, had my own aspirations to move up in education, and wanted to pursue my doctorate at some point. My hesitation was always when would be the right time.”

She found her answer at University of Redlands — completing her teaching credential, a Master of Arts in Learning and Teaching, and a Doctorate in Education in Leadership for Educational Justice.

Today, she’s an elementary school principal for the Colton Joint Unified School District, doing the work she always dreamed of.

Read her story at the link in bio.

Summer Bridge is officially underway!

Our mentors are ready for a transformative week — and they have the energy to prove it.

Since 2004, the program has been the first chapter of the Bulldog story for first-generation students and transfers alike. Behind every great cohort is an even better team of mentors.

The best is yet to come.

Late nights, good people, a campus that somehow always feels like home – no matter the hour.

James (Jim) Pick saw the digital divide - the gap between those with and without access to the internet, technology, and digital literacy training - widen during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

“We were seeing disruption of what was known about the digital divide —  people who hadn’t used the latest technologies were being forced to use them.”

Recognizing the moment, Pick, alongside his fellow School of Business & Society colleagues Avijit Sarkar and Fang Ren, studied how digital inequality was being reshaped around the globe. The result was their new book, “Global Digital Divides in the COVID-19 Era,” an examination of data from more than 130 nations about how the pandemic reshaped the gap between those who can fully participate in a digital world and those who cannot. 

Read the full story at the link in bio. 




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Sam Irvine ‘13, ‘17 spent years knocking on doors selling carbon offsets. Now he’s helping power entire neighborhoods through clean energy.

“It was literally this direct current from Redlands to Presidio, Presidio experiential learning, to a specific consulting opportunity which led to a grant, and then taking my graduate school learning into the job I have now.”

Read his story at the link in bio.

For Angelina Ybanez ‘27, a double major in environmental science and communication sciences & disorders, the Inland Empire landscapes looked the same.

“Being a commuter from Bloomington means I saw mostly the same plants every day.”

Then she took Professor Jim Blauth’s Plant Ecology.

“Even though this was an on-campus May Term course, it felt like we were transported into a new world every week.”

From the deserts of Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley, to the riparian woodlands of Mill Creek Canyon, to the grasslands of Sylvan Meadows, the oak woodlands of Wildwood Canyon, and the pine forests of Idyllwild — all without leaving Southern California.

“It helped me unlock new environments that I didn’t realize were just a drive away.”

Discover what a Bulldog education could do for you. Link in bio.