Kinnari Atit is a researcher at UC Riverside

UCR researchers awarded grant from CA Governor's office

Assistant Professor Kinnari Atit, and project team, receive funding from the Learning Lab for their proposal “Supporting Student Learning about Molecular Structures from Simulations."
By Tess Eyrich |

Mad River: A History of LGBTQ Teachers' Rights

GSOE's "Equity & Justice Series" welcomes Professor Margaret Nash on March 3rd.
College Boards and Equity

Want to make college more equitable? Start with the board.

University governing boards are severely understudied; here’s why that matters, and what Assistant Professor Raquel M. Rall is doing to fix it.
By Tess Eyrich |
Kenyon Lee Whitman

Student Spotlight: Kenyon Lee Whitman

For Kenyon Lee Whitman, his research is personal: Kenyon is a former foster youth who, now as a Ph.D. candidate, researches the racialized experiences of foster youth.
By Julie Porter |
baby Yoda

Why is everyone in love with Baby Yoda?

Based on her previous research on "Cute Aggression," Assistant Professor Katherine Stavropoulos provides some neuroscientific basis for our collective obsession.
By Julie Porter |

Grades vs. SAT scores: Which is a better predictor of college success?

In a recent Los Angeles Times article, GSOE Professor Eddie Comeaux weighs in about the importance of student and community networks in helping students succeed in college.
Kenyon Lee Whitman

Understanding the racialized educational experiences of foster youth

GSOE welcomes Ph.D. candidate Kenyon Lee Whitman as second Equity & Justice Research speaker on Jan. 30.
UCR School Psychology PhD Program

School psychology program receives 10-year APA reaccreditation

The 10-year accreditation represents the highest number of years for which the American Psychological Association designates that status.

Assistant Professor Soojin Park receives grant to research health disparities among marginalized populations

The seed grant was awarded from The Center for Health Disparities Research at UCR.
Dr. Rita Kohli

New Equity & Justice research series announced

The series will invite equity and justice-focused researchers throughout the year, welcoming Dr. Rita Kohli as the first speaker on Thursday, December 5.
Land Grant Colleges

What does it really mean to be a land-grant college?

Professor Margaret Nash is a historian of education. In recent years, she’s shifted her focus to land-grant colleges, which she describes as elements of settler colonialism and agents of American Indian dispossession.
By Tess Eyrich |
Dr. Rodriguez inducted into SBVG hall of fame

GSOE Interim Dean inducted into San Bernardino Alumni Hall of Fame

An Inland Empire native, Dr. Louie Rodríguez began his journey into higher education at the college, where he earned his associate’s degree in 1995.
(From left to right) Distinguished Alumni Honoree Dr. Beverly Young, Distinguished Alumni Honoree Athena Waite, presenter and alumna Linda Scott Hendrick, presenter and GSOE alumna Sharon Duffy, and interim dean Louie Rodriguez.

Athena Waite and Beverly Young receive distinguished alumni awards

Athena Waite (M.A. ’91) and Beverly Young (A.B. ’79, M.A. ’82, Ph.D. ’88) were honored for their profound commitment to education throughout their careers.
GOSE welcomes new members

GSOE welcomes new members

Visiting Assistant Professor Kathleen R. King, Assistant Professor Rican Vue, and Supervisor of Teacher Education Jennifer Quezada join the Graduate School of Education.
Samia Alkam

Undergraduate student Samia Alkam discusses her passion for education and advocacy

Education and political science double major, and GSOE student ambassador, discusses how her own educational journey in both Palestine and the U.S. sparked her interest in education and advocacy, and how UCR is helping her achieve her dreams.
UCR GSOE Professor Eddie Comeaux

Should University of California require SAT and ACT for admissions?

Associate Professor of Higher Education and co-chair of a state wide task force currently reviewing the role of standardized testing speaks to L.A.'s local NPR station about equitable admissions for college students.
Raquel M Rall

Equity in higher education governance

Assistant Professor Raquel M. Rall aims to push research on higher education governance from the periphery to the core. Her transformative work is featured in the latest cover story of The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB)'s Trusteeship issue.

Grant addresses needs of students struggling with mathematics

Project led by GSOE's Asha Jitendra is supported by nearly $1.4 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences.
By Tess Eyrich |
Louie F. Rodriguez is Interim Dean of UCR GSOE

New GSOE dean views education as a way to transform communities

Louie Rodríguez likes to draw from a saying by Brazilian philosopher Paulo Freire that it’s not just about “reading the word but reading the world” in his approach to education. “I’m a big champion for promoting education, not just in terms of one’s own human capital growth, but also how we can use our education...
By IMRAN GHORI |
Dean Thomas Smith UCR Graduate School of Education

GSOE dean is Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

UC Riverside Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced today the appointment of Thomas M. Smith as interim provost and executive vice chancellor. Smith joined UCR in September 2014 as dean of the Graduate School of Education.
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