History of Women in Education
In the late 18th and 19th century higher education for women was viewed as training for mothers, but focused on botany, chemistry, geometry, history and philosophy. Things changed in the late 19th...
View ArticleFellowships to Assist Nine Students Secure Doctoral Degrees
UCR has awarded nine first-year graduate students an annual stipend of $30,000 for two years to increase underrepresented minority students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and...
View ArticleRealizing Her Dream: One Student’s Rise to the Top
UC Riverside Ph.D. graduate student Irma Ortiz is, like many UCR students, the first in her family to graduate from college. Working with Prof. Linda Walling, she researches plant defense mechanisms.
View ArticleUCR Graduate Programs Recognized in New US News and World Report Survey
U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s best graduate schools and programs was released on March 11, 2014, and the University of California, Riverside was well represented on the...
View ArticleGrant Aims to Increase Faculty Diversity
The University of California, Riverside has been awarded a $500,000 grant by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a research and mentoring program for undergraduates aimed at increasing diversity...
View ArticleUCR Extension is the Next Move for College Graduates
UCR Extension is promoting a unique opportunity for recent graduates to earn a master’s degree in as little as one year for as little as $30,000 through its Master’s Pathways program in partnership...
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