Inside UCR

UCR’s School of Business building keeps winning awards

David Danelski — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

Since opening in September 2024, UCR's new School of Business building has captured five prestigious awards for features ranging from its striking visuals, sustainable design, practical function, and safe construction.

School of Business partners with Forté Foundation to empower women leaders

David Danelski — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0700

By joining the Forté Foundation, UCR's the School of Business joins a network of leading business schools and global companies that open new paths to leadership for women in the workplace.

Highlights from UCR’s 71st Commencement

Malinn Loeung — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

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.

Business, education, and engineering grad programs ranked high

UCR News — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside’s business, education, and engineering programs placed high in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings of graduate programs in the U.S.  The School of Business climbed 17 positions for its part-time Master of Business Administration, or MBA, program to rank No. 56 in the nation. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, or BCOE, ranked No. 89 overall, saw increases in five programs. The School of Education ranked No. 90 overall among 258 schools with doctoral-level programs.

School of Business wins Riverside beautification award

Imran Ghori — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800

UC Riverside was honored at the city of Riverside’s annual beautification awards for its new School of Business building. The new four-story building, which opened last fall, received the Sustainable Design & Innovation Award as part of the Keep Riverside Clean and Beautiful Awards on Thursday, Jan. 30.

School of Business celebrates new building

Imran Ghori — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside celebrated the start of a new chapter for the School of Business with the dedication of its new four-story instructional and administrative building at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Oct. 18.

Junior faculty honored for being outstanding teachers

Jules Bernstein — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Four faculty recognized by UCR’s Academy of Distinguished Teaching

New UCR business analytics major responds to marketplace

David Danelski — Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Responding to industry demands, the UCR School of Business will soon offer an undergraduate degree in business analytics. Those who complete the major will bring to the marketplace their ability to use quantitative methods to extract value from ever-increasing volumes of data to improve business decision-making processes. As analysts, the program’s graduates will be equipped with the skills to describe and understand the past or current situation of a business, predict future outcomes, and recommend solutions to improve growth and performance.

UCR professor recognized for consumer psychology scholarship

David Danelski — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0700

School of Business building enters next phase of construction

Imran Ghori — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0800

UC Riverside’s new School of Business building entered a new phase of construction recently as work moves forward for an August 2024 opening. In late December, the school and construction team celebrated the midpoint of construction as crews poured the final concrete placement for the frame of the building. “The super structure is what we call it — it’s complete,” said Frank Salhab, project manager with contractor McCarthy Building Companies.

Business professor Max Joo wins long-term impact award

David Danelski — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The INFORMS Society for Marketing Science recognized UCR assistant business professor Mingyu "Max" Joo with the Don Morrison Long Term Impact Award

UCR School of Business maintains international accreditation

David Danelski — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The UCR School of Business accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) has been extended by five years. 

Marketing professor is finalist for long-term impact award

David Danelski — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0700

Meet UCR’s new faculty members

Imran Ghori — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0700

For fall quarter 2022, UC Riverside welcomed 34 new permanent faculty members from a variety of disciplines. Learn more about the new faculty below:   <strong>College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences</strong>

New Master of Science in Business Analytics at UC Riverside

Holly Ober — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0800

The program, offered jointly by the School of Business and the Department of Statistics, launches in fall 2021

UC Riverside MBA program receives STEM designation

Holly Ober — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0700

International students can apply for optional professional training that allows for three years of U.S. employment after graduation