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If You Want to Go Far, Come Here

As Highlanders, our staff members are a part of the world’s most prestigious public university system, conducting meaningful work that propels thoughts and ideas forward. Their dedication and enthusiasm have helped to lift us higher as both a university and community. We’re among the top 1.3% of universities worldwide, according to the Center for World University Rankings, and continue to be named the nation’s leader for social mobility by U.S. News. In 2023, we also became members of the Association of American Universities, or AAU, comprised of the country’s leading research universities.

At UC Riverside, we want all of our Highlanders to feel a sense of belonging, motivation, and sustainable progress. That’s why we make sure our staff members receive exceptional benefits, in addition to the intellectual and cultural advantages of being a member of the UC community. Here, work-life balance is a priority. And with access to our region’s diverse geography, from the desert to the coast, as well as Riverside’s vibrant cultural and recreational activities, it’s also attainable.

On campus, diversity equals vitality. Among our senior leadership, 50% are women, many are first-generation college graduates, and several were born outside of the United States. All lead to inspire, inviting and encouraging staff to create, innovate, and accelerate bold ideas for transformative change.

Find your future at UCR.

 

Staff News


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Highlander Farewells for summer 2025
Highlander Farewells is a recurring feature spotlighting faculty and staff members who recently retired or are retiring soon. Learn more about the contributions of UCR colleagues with about 25 years or more of service in the short profiles that follow. Retirees with fewer years or who did not provide profile information are listed below. The list includes employees who filed for retirement in June 2025 and provided information to the UCR Retirement Center.  We extend our gratitude to all our colleagues for their service and wish them well in their next chapter!
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Speaker Mike Johnson signs a bill
UC partner orgs examine bill's 'significant' higher ed impacts
The broad-sweeping reconciliation measure — branded by President Trump as the "Big Beautiful Bill" — passed both chambers of Congress by slim margins this past week: 51-50 in the Senate, and 218-214 in the House. The bill will impact higher education in myriad ways, according to higher education partner organizations of which the UC system and UC Riverside are affiliated. Key impacts include for undergraduate and graduate student borrowing, taxing on institutional endowments, and clean-energy credits that were part of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act.
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OASIS groundbreaking
UCR celebrates groundbreaking for innovation park
UC Riverside has begun construction of the SoCal OASIS Park™, a research and innovation hub near campus that represents a major step in promoting economic growth in Inland Southern California. Community and campus leaders celebrated the project at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, June 23, at the 3.44-acre site on University Avenue near campus. The $68 million project is expected to be completed by spring 2027.
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UCR ranked highly in world rankings
UC Riverside has been named one of the world’s top universities in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings released June 19. The campus placed No. 66 in the United States in the 20th edition of the rankings, published by higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds and posted at TopUniversities.com. Among the nation’s public universities UCR was No. 35. Internationally, UCR was No. 440, moving up from No. 497 in the 2025 edition.
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