Commencement 2022 to be in person and on campus
UC Riverside’s class of 2022 will celebrate the milestone of receiving their bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in person and on campus. In early June, the campus will finally welcome graduating Highlanders to the commencement stage, where their friends, families, and fans can cheer them on as they cross the...
Creating a healthy racial climate to diversify the teacher workforce
Paper offers a framework for racial literacy in teacher education
Newsom appoints UCR Highlander to Student Aid Commission
Angel Rodriguez, an alumnus and current grad student, urges students to apply for Cal Grants
Graduate School of Education changes name
Effective Monday, Sept. 20, the Graduate School of Education will officially become the School of Education, or SOE. The new name will reflect the scope of the school’s research, community engagement, and academic programs, specifically the undergraduate degree program, which was approved in 2017 and now accounts for 60% of...
Connecting Classrooms to Congress
New social studies curriculum aims to boost civic education in a polarized nation
Researchers seek input from Inland Empire parents, caregivers of school-age children
Study by UC Riverside researchers will examine impacts of remote learning on families with children in grades K-12
Professor launches Center for Athletes’ Rights and Equity
New research center is the brainchild of Eddie Comeaux, a UCR higher education professor and former Division I college athlete
Raising the bar through authentic research
Boil the water, add the ingredients, stir. The instructions given in undergraduate science labs can feel a bit like making ramen noodles. “Lab courses that accompany many large science undergraduate lectures often adopt a cookbook-type approach, where students follow a series of instructions in a stepwise process without really understanding...
Education school launches athletic leadership minor
New undergraduate program is a first for the University of California system
Three DACA students react to Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA in a 5-to-4 decision on Thursday, June 18.
Researchers offer resource for teachers transitioning to — and from — remote learning
The guide was developed to help teachers build better relationships with students remotely
‘Autism Goes to College’ selected to screen at SXSW EDU
Groundbreaking film follows the college experiences of five Southern California students on the spectrum
Want to make college more equitable? Start with the board
University governing boards are severely understudied; here’s why that matters, and what one researcher is doing to fix it
What does it really mean to be a land-grant college?
For Margaret Nash, recognizing who “granted” the land is key to acknowledging a history of American Indian dispossession
Grant addresses needs of students struggling in mathematics
Project led by UCR’s Asha Jitendra is supported by nearly $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences
Two grad students win nearly $100,000 in fellowship awards
First-generation college students in sociology and education received the Ford Foundation awards to support their research
A winding road to studying autism
Yasamin Bolourian pursued a doctorate in special education due to a passion for helping families.
College on the spectrum
A breakthrough documentary explores what it’s like to go to college with an autism diagnosis
Training the next generation of special education teachers
A UC Riverside Graduate School of Education program enables students to earn debt-free master’s degrees
So cute you could crush it?
A UC Riverside professor’s first-of-its-kind study explores the neural underpinnings of cute aggression