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More prospective students sought admission to UC Riverside this school year than ever before. The number of applicants to be first-year students for fall 2025 surged by 23.2%, reaching a record 70,578, according to data released by the UC Office of the President. This increase from the year before follows...
Eighteen undergraduates who’ve set their sights on earning doctoral degrees recently completed summer research programs as part of UCR’s new McNair Scholars program. Federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program honors pioneering Black astronaut Ronald E. McNair. It aims to increase doctoral...
Rewind four years ago when most of this graduating class of collegians were seniors in high school and you’ll be reminded of bittersweet Zoom commencement ceremonies where graduates huddled around a screen to not get their diplomas or shake hands with their principals or hug their classmates. Instead, they sat...
A Highlander’s wish of teaching a R’Course about Disneyland rides comes true
John Briggs leaves behind a legacy of leadership that increased UWP's enrollment from 2K in 1980 to 13K in 2023
Louie Rodríguez has been named UC Riverside’s next vice provost and dean of undergraduate education (VPDUE), effective April 1.
More than $188,000 in HEERF funds are available for students who stopped coming to UCR during the 2020-21 school year for COVID-19 related reasons.
For 17 years Native American Student Programs has been hosting Gathering of the Tribes, the longest running Native American youth summer program in the UC system.
Graduate and undergraduate students in STEM fields are encouraged to participate in this inaugural multimedia event.
Thanks to the donation, Oban Family Housing now has a bike-share program.
Born from the pandemic, College Bigs, will count on nearly 150 UCR students to work with local high school mentees.
Goldwater scholars Shayan Saeed and Ryan Gates; and U.S. Fulbright scholars Jacqueline Aguirre de la O and Zehra Qazi are recipients of two of the nation’s most prestigious awards. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship is one of the country’s most competitive honors in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields...
Nearly 4,500 students participated in modified in-person commencement ceremonies.
More than 7,100 students are eligible to graduate; Commencement events kick off on June 3 with the School of Medicine.
The pandemic has forced smaller gatherings, but students have still found an opportunity for reflection and family time.
Growing up in South Central L.A. meant ditching school, becoming a teen mom, and wrestling with her identity as an Afro-Latina — experiences that made this UCR student want to major in public policy.
UCR has more than 4,400 degreed Black alumni, and is nationally recognized for having one of the smallest achievement gaps in the country.
UCR’s Campus Collective has more than 2,000 mentees in four months.
Resident advisors are creating ways to remain virtually connected while building a sense of community with first-year students in campus housing.
Students in the four-class series also study Cahuilla society and culture.
