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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


Cub scouts visit UCR on Nov. 3, 2024
Cub scouts learn physics on campus
Local cub scouts who visited campus on Nov. 3 got an early education in physics and astronomy. The two-hour event was arranged by Robert Sanderson, an instructional lab manager and lecture demonstration specialist in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Flo Rida at Homecoming
Homecoming brings out the “Good Feelings”
Highlanders enjoyed a performance by rapper Flo Rida and a host of other festivities as part of UC Riverside’s Homecoming 2024. Performing before a packed crowd on Saturday, Nov. 2, Flo Rida encouraged Highlanders to get “Low” and spread “Good Feelings” with an energetic set that included those and other signatures hits. Wearing a UCR jersey at one point, Flo Rida invited fans to the stage to sing and dance with him and went down onto the lawn for part of the performance. He sprayed champagne and passed out roses and his autographed Nikes to fans. 
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HUB Plaza and bell tower
UCR lauded for Fulbright engagement
UC Riverside is one of 51 Hispanic-Serving Institutions, or HSIs, recognized by the U.S. Department of State as Fulbright HSI Leaders. The recognition, announced Nov. 3, acknowledges noteworthy support for Fulbright exchange participants and promotion of Fulbright program opportunities on campus in the previous year. The Fulbright program is the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program. UCR has received the designation for all four years of the initiative since 2021.
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Jerry Ervin in front of greenhouse
A front row view of Highlander history
When Jarel “Jerry” Ervin drops names like Batchelor, Pierce, and Watkins he’s not talking about the buildings at UC Riverside. He’s recalling memories of people he interacted with during his early days on campus. The 96-year-old lifelong Riverside resident began working at the campus in 1949, when it was the UC Citrus Experiment Station, beginning a 43-year career and an association with UCR that has continued as a family tradition.
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