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Black and Latino teens show strong digital literacy

David Danelski — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

A study by UC Riverside and USC education scholars found that Black and Latino teens are significantly more adept than their white peers at detecting online disinformation—particularly content related to race and ethnicity. These youth are quicker to identify false claims and racist propaganda and also more likely to verify posts with credible sources and respond with corrective, fact-based content, a study found.

Shaping the future of education

Devlin Smith — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0800

A UCR alumni couple creates a scholarship fund to support teaching credential students.

High school principals see stark impacts of ICE enforcement

David Danelski — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0800

A report based on surveys and interviews with high school principals across the United States finds that federal immigration enforcement efforts are creating a climate of fear on campuses—driving down attendance, increasing bullying, and forcing contingency plans.

'Roll Out’ to UCR Homecoming 2025

Malinn Loeung — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Lock in this November with UC Riverside’s Homecoming 2025. The most anticipated celebration is an on-campus concert featuring 2000s hip-hop icon Ludacris. (Yup, THAT Ludacris!) Select campus groups will also host a barbecue, brunch, cookout, family weekend, and more. Here are all the ways you can join in the fun.

Q & A: Autism and Tylenol

David Danelski — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Katherine Meltzoff, a UCR associate professor, answers questions about what’s known about Tylenol and its association with autism. She also discusses the science on autism and vaccines, and the use of the drug leucovorin as a treatment.

Q&A: UCR experts weigh-in on critical race theory litigation

David Danelski — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0700

A California appeals court has temporarily blocked the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s controversial ban on critical race theory (CRT), ruling the policy is unconstitutionally vague and could silence educators. The decision halts enforcement of the district’s Resolution 21 policy, which was approved in late 2022, pending the outcome of a lawsuit that seeks to nullify the ban.

UCR addresses teacher shortage in San Bernardino

David Danelski — Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

Addressing a critical teacher shortage, UC Riverside has partnered with the San Bernardino City Unified School District to launch a new teacher residency program that fully covers tuition, provides living stipends, and guarantees teaching jobs for successful participants.

Framework offered for higher ed to defend racial equity

David Danelski — Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 -0700

As the nation’s colleges and universities respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s “race-neutral” admissions mandates and the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding to campuses with DEI programs, a UC Riverside education professor urges institutions to respond to racial inequalities by working to improve their “racial climate health”—a concept she developed that draws from the medical and public health fields.

New national center supports higher education governance

David Danelski — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0700

UC Riverside and the University of Michigan have launched a national center to help the governing boards of higher education institutions stay focused on their missions of student success, equity, and long-term sustainability.

Latina college students lost ground after the pandemic

David Danelski — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0800

Family obligations contributed to a disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic performances of UCR Latina students, a UCR study study has found.

Cultural war conflicts cost US schools billions of dollars

David Danelski — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Two-thirds of nearly 500 U.S. school superintendents surveyed described moderate to high levels of culturally divisive conflict in their school district over race, LGBTQ+ student rights, and book access that is disrupting education and costing U.S. schools billions of dollars, according to a report released Wednesday by academics at four universities.

UC Riverside receives seven grants totaling $7M for graduate education

Iqbal Pittalwala — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700

GAANN fellowships from the Department of Education will support students pursuing research in areas of national need

Celebrating UCR’s Class of 2024

Malinn Loeung — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Rewind four years ago when most of this graduating class of collegians were seniors in high school and you’ll be reminded of bittersweet Zoom commencement ceremonies where graduates huddled around a screen to not get their diplomas or shake hands with their principals or hug their classmates.

Middle School Initiative expects to boost college access

David Danelski — Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700

To boost college access, UCR’s School of Education is reaching out to Inland Empire middle school students and their families through a Middle School Initiative aimed at helping them get on the right academic track for college. The school is sponsoring an essay contest, sending representatives to eighth-grade promotion ceremony, and a creating summer academy for middle school students to embrace science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.

Black Americans: A link between cognitive health and financial instability

Sandra Baltazar Martinez — Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700

Racial minorities develop cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias at younger ages.

Positive climate boosts high school grades, study finds

David Danelski — Thu, 02 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700

A study led by a UC Riverside graduate student has found that Latino high school students achieve higher grades when they perceive a more positive school climate and when they have a stronger sense of self-esteem.

UCR to offer BA degree to students in the Norco state prison

David Danelski — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

UC Riverside will offer a Bachelor of Arts program within the confines of the Norco California Rehabilitation Center, a prison about 50 east of Los Angeles.

UCR School of Education secures $1 million grant

David Danelski — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800

UCR receives a $1 million grant from an Inland Empire collaborative group to further its efforts to address the California teacher shortage and diversify the teacher workforce.

UCR now offers teacher education at its Palm Desert campus

David Danelski — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0800

Answering a great need in the desert region of Riverside County, UC Riverside has started a teacher education program at its campus in Palm Desert.

Diversity statements in UC faculty hirings is questioned

David Danelski — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0700

Use of diversity statements in faculty hiring can come into conflict with academic freedom protections, say the authors of a new paper published by the UC Berkeley Center for Studies in Higher Education.