UCR staff at the Staff Picnic at the HUB

Staff

Ray of Light

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


Forté Foundation conference participants
School of Business partners with Forté Foundation to empower women leaders
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.
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UCR among top 25% of universities in Money rankings
Money’s 2025 list of Best Colleges, an annual ranking focused on affordability and student outcomes, has placed UC Riverside among its two highest echelons, receiving 4.5 or 5 stars. That places UCR among the top 25% of universities ranked. Of 732 public and private colleges included on the list, only 40 total earned a 5-star score; and just over 150 earned 4.5-star scores. All nine University of California campuses received either 4.5 or 5 stars.
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Eaton Collection to be featured on Comic-Con panel
UC Riverside is going to Comic-Con. The UCR Library’s Eaton Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy will be represented on a panel at the annual San Diego gathering of comic book, genre, and pop culture professionals and fans. The event, which will be held July 24-27, drew over 135,000 attendees from around the world last year.
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Book explores complexity of 'Performing Vulnerability'
In 2013, exiled Burmese artist Chaw Ei Thein gave a performance in New York City. She used her own body to display torture positions that political prisoners experience in her home country of Burma/Myanmar. During the Q&A that followed, she said that she found the torture positions “kind of beautiful…” and was quickly ushered off-stage as members of the crowd shifted in discomfort.
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