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April 17, 2025
New national center supports higher education governance
UC Riverside and the University of Michigan have launched a national center to help the governing boards of higher education institutions stay focused on their missions of student success, equity, and long-term sustainability.

April 14, 2025
Tara Yosso honored by national educational research association
UC Riverside education professor Tara J. Yosso, has been named a 2025 fellow by the American Educational Research Association, or AERA, in recognition of her exceptional and sustained research contributions.
SOE By the Numbers
86
rank of Best Graduate Education Programs in the nation per U.S. News & World Report
100
percent of entering doctoral students receive multiyear fellowships
86
percent of students receive grants, scholarships, and fellowships
21
million plus dollars in grant money awarded to faculty in the last five years
73
percent of first-generation undergraduate students (2024-2025)