UC Riverside is launching a fully online Master of Business Administration program this fall, opening the door for students across California, the nation, and around the world to earn a University of California MBA degree remotely while continuing their careers and personal responsibilities. The program marks a major expansion of...
A top development executive at University of Minnesota has been named UC Riverside’s next vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE). Travis Smith will also assume the role of president of the UC Riverside Foundation following confirmation by the foundation board of trustees. Smith is currently senior vice president...
Members of the U.C. Riverside Foundation Board of Trustees make a planned gift to support environmental research.
The Wong family pays tribute to their parents by establishing an endowment to support AAPI programming at UCR ARTS.
UC Riverside will host a Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture on April 15 that brings together Chancellor S. Jack Hu and Esri founder Jack Dangermond, a global leader in GIS system innovations. The conversation will celebrate and strengthen a partnership between the two organizations that has helped shape how we see our...
Jamelle Bouie, a New York Times political columnist and a provocative voice on social media, will be the speaker for the 2026 Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture at UC Riverside. The talk, “What’s the Matter with American Democracy?” will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2 at the University...
Greg Paules has been named UC Riverside’s next director of intercollegiate athletics. He will start in the role on March 23.
Members of the Chicano Latino Alumni Chapter raise funds to support the creation of a scholarship for current UCR students.
In the face of challenges like the Civil Rights Movement, Women’s Suffrage, and institutional change within higher education, the story of Black Greek Letter Organizations, or BGLO, is one of perseverance in a sometimes-unwelcoming world. Three pioneering BGLOs chose to plant their roots on a UC campus that was considerably...
UC Riverside Chancellor S. Jack Hu, who took office in July, was officially inaugurated as the campus’s 10th chancellor Thursday, Feb. 5 at a ceremony where he celebrated the university’s past and shared his vision for its future. In an inaugural address delivered to family, friends, the UCR campus community...
A UCR alumni couple creates a scholarship fund to support teaching credential students.
Almost seven months after joining UC Riverside, Chancellor S. Jack Hu will be formally inaugurated at a Feb. 5 ceremony that will include University of California leaders and campus faculty, staff, and student representatives.
Undergraduate enrollment at UC Riverside surged in fall 2025, with nearly 8,300 first-year and transfer students matriculating as Highlanders — the largest entering class in the university’s history.
UCR alumna Thy Bui ’04 establishes a fund to assist undergraduate students participating in the UC Washington Center program.
Alumnus William Carter has pledged two gifts totaling an estimated $3.65 million to UCR.
It’s been 70 years since the Big “C” was built, and that's a big deal. In 1955, UC Riverside students constructed a “C” on Box Springs Mountain, sitting approximately 1,500 feet above the campus. At 50 feet wide and 123 feet tall, it’s the largest “C” in the UC system...
A decade after enticing its first group of 27 graduate students with full tuition support, the UC Riverside School of Public Policy (SPP) has grown into a major force shaping public policy across California and beyond. With the theme “Creating a Thriving, Prosperous, and Abundant World,” the school is now...
UC Riverside has received a $1 million gift from the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to help stop child abuse before it happens.
Years ago, the McCollums waved goodbye as mom Kesha dropped son Mike off at his first day of kindergarten. Nowadays, they’re walking from UCR's Lot 30 together and waving goodbye as they part ways to their individual classes. You see, this mother-son duo is attending the University of California, Riverside...
Four of the leading Democratic candidates for California governor sparred off on healthcare, housing, and economic issues Friday, Nov. 7, at a debate at UC Riverside. UCR co-hosted the event organized by 11 nonpartisan California health-focused advocacy organizations. The debate, dubbed --“Health Matters: A Conversation with California’s Next Governor” –...
