UC Riverside concluded its 71st Commencement season on June 17, with UCR’s Class of 2025 walking at eight discipline- or degree-based ceremonies. Approximately 6,100 graduates, 35,000 in-person guests, 32,000 online streamers, and about 375 volunteer staff participated in the celebrations, which started on June 6. Highlanders belonging to specific groups also took part in additional micro celebrations organized by various student resources like the University Honors Cording, and year-end celebrations hosted by UCR’s ethnic and gender centers.

Four alumni of the UC Riverside School of Education (SOE) were honored on Tuesday, May 6 at the second annual Alumni Excellence Awards in Education. The awards were established to recognize outstanding alumni who, in alignment with the mission of the SOE, are committed to advancing equitable systems and practices. The awards, hosted by Dean Joi A. Spencer, were held at the UCR Alumni and Visitors Center and sponsored by Schools First Credit Union. The 2025 award winners are: Hsin-Yu Teresa Hsu-Contreras, M.Ed. ‘18 Graduate Program Alumna Teresa Hsu-Contreras is a dedicated community