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May 20, 2026
Professor honored for advancing multicultural education
Rican Vue, an associate professor in UC Riverside’s School of Education whose scholarship examines racism, community knowledge, and educational justice, has received the 2026 Carlos J. Vallejo Exemplary Scholar Award from the American Educational Research Association.
May 19, 2026
SOE Announces 2026 Alumni Excellence Awards in Education
Four alumni of the UC Riverside School of Education (SOE) were honored on Thursday, May 7 at the third annual Alumni Excellence Awards in Education.
SOE By the Numbers
74
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
75
percent of first-generation undergraduate students (2025-2026)