Teacher credential graduates at Palm Desert campus

UCR Palm Desert Addresses Critical Teacher Shortage

Future Teachers Can Now Apply to Join the Teacher Education Program at UCR Palm Desert
By James Rowland |
SOE Alumna Barbara Kerr

Generous Alumna Bequest Helps the SOE Support the Whole Student

UCR alumna Barbra Kerr plans to leave a legacy with a gift to the School of Education.
By James Rowland |
Alice Lee teaches undergraduate course on Black Language

Spreading the Word

UCR language scholar Alice Lee explains why ‘correcting’ Black Language in the classroom is counterproductive to student success. If you’ve ever jammed to a favorite song, kept it real with friends, or were hustlin’ to get all your work done, you’ve used Black Language but probably didn’t acknowledge it as such. Alice Lee, an assistant...
By David Danelski | Photos by Stan Lim |

UCR School of Education Announces 2024 Ph.D. Doctoral Graduates

Announcing our 2024 UCR School of Education Ph.D. doctoral graduates
By James Rowland |
Teacher education at Palm Desert Graduation

SOE Teacher Education Program Graduates First Ever UCR Palm Desert Cohort of Graduates

Given the critical teacher shortage in the Coachella Valley, the UCR School of Education worked with leaders at UCR Palm Desert to add a cohort of students eager to earn their M.Ed. along with their CA teaching credentials. Last night, in an emotional ceremony celebrating the success of both the program and its graduates, that...
Jennifer Ibarra leads class

In the Media: Disneyland class at UC Riverside is no Mickey Mouse course

By JORDAN B. DARLING | jdarling@scng.com PUBLISHED: THE PRESS ENTERPRISE | February 29, 2024 at 5:30 a.m. A tour in Adventureland loads guests onto Jeeps for a peaceful safari led by Mickey Mouse himself. As Mickey begins to narrate, the safari stops when a tree falls, blocking the path. Mickey tells riders it’s about to...
Katherine Meltzoff

UC Online Awards Funds to Provide Greater Access to Unique Education Course

More students at UCR and across the UC system will have access to a popular course offered by the UCR School of Education thanks to an award approved by the UC Online Leadership Team. The course, EDUC134: Abnormal Psychology for Educators, teaches students about psychological diagnoses from both a clinical psychology and special education/school psychology...
AERA 2024 Conference Information

The SOE Community at AERA 2024

The 2024 AERA Annual Meeting will be in Philadelphia from April -14, 2024 Dozens of UCR School of Education faculty, students, and researchers will participate at this year’s annual American Educational Research Association, or AERA meeting. AERA is the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. This year’s...
UCR LIFTED - Classroom

UCR Lifted Gets off the Ground with Spark Grant

UCR Lifted receives $25,000 Spark Grant from Michelson 20MM
Participants from the Roundtable on the Critical Shortage of Dual Language Teachers

SOE Hosts Roundtable on the Critical Shortage of Dual Language Teachers

The School of Education's Teacher Education Program (TEP) recently hosted a roundtable on the critical shortage of teachers in dual language immersion (DLI) programs, where instruction is provided in English as well as in Spanish. Directors from school districts in the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley who are responsible for supporting the district's DLI programs...
By Kris Nicholls, Ph.D. |
Teacher Education Program Office

Teacher Education Program Recommended for Accreditation from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing

The UCR School of Education completed their seven-year cycle of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) accreditation process in November 2023. The accreditation team has recommended the UCR School of Education - Teacher Education Program for renewal of Accreditation. This is the highest recommendation possible and affirms the quality and effectiveness of the program...
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION'S 2023 GRADUATES

Celebrating School of Education's 2023 Graduates

This year, we had over 330 students graduate from the School of Education. Of those students, 169 received theirs Bachelors, 101 received Master of Education (M.Ed.) plus Credentials, 29 received Master of Arts (M.A.), and 13 received their Doctoral (Ph.D.) Degrees. Below is a list of some of SOE's 2023 graduates, along with a few...
PhD student photos

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Round up: 2022-2023

The School of Education is proud to announce and celebrate our doctoral graduates who successfully defended their dissertations this academic year.
Dean Spencer speaks at ABEN conference

Dean Spencer’s Keynote at A Black Education Network Institute

The 18th Summer Institute held by A Black Education Network (ABEN) focused on Pedagogies & Practices for Successfully Reaching African American Students. At the institute, 120 educators from throughout the country gathered to engage with, learn from, and share best practices with the nation’s most inspiring Black educators. This year’s institute included SOE’s Dean Joi...

Offering Hope to the Next Generation of Education Students: Meet Zaira Jimenez, Ph.D.

Zaira Jimenez just graduated with a Ph.D. specializing in special education. While she now holds the highest possible academic degree a student can obtain, Zaira never imagined she would go to college at all. Like many students who grew up in low-funded schools, Zaira was never encouraged to pursue an education beyond high school. “My...

SOE's response to U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding affirmative action

We are dismayed by the recent Supreme Court ruling, which effectively ends race-conscious affirmative action in the United States. These recent decisions on two cases, Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina set a stage for future educational policies, practices and mindsets and...

First Scholarship Recipient Selected for New SOE Donor Endowed Fund

LaTysa Flowers-Jackson has been named as the inaugural recipient of a first-of-it's-kind endowed scholarship fund. This is the first endowed scholarship for SOE’s new undergraduate program, and LaTysa is the first recipient. LaTysa is an undergraduate student in the School of Education where she is working towards her degree in Education Society and Human Development...
Alumni Award Recipients Lesly Monsalve, Rachael Bedolla, and Nallely Arteaga hold their awards

Alumni Honored With Excellence in Education Award

Nallely Arteaga, Ph.D. ‘20, Lesly Monsalve, M.A. ‘21, and Rachael Bedolla, M.A. were selected as the 2023 alumni award recipients

SOE Welcomes Dean Spencer

Over the past few months, the UCR community has warmly welcomed Dean Joi A. Spencer as its new Dean of the School of Education with a series of events: Dr. John and Kathy Allavie welcomed donors and community members to their home in Riverside, CA for an intimate gathering , and the School of Education...
AERA SOE

SOE at AERA 2023

Dozens of UCR School of Education faculty, students, and researchers will participate at this year’s annual American Educational Research Association, or AERA meeting. AERA is the largest national interdisciplinary research association devoted to the scientific study of education and learning. This year’s event will be held in-person from April 13-16 in Chicago. This year, Ted...
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