College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS) is the largest college at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). Our strength is our interdisciplinary power. More than 10,000 students select from 60+ majors and study alongside faculty who support their dreams. With access to groundbreaking research centers, art galleries, and performance spaces, CHASS students create work that inspires the world.
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August 19, 2026
When a ‘tired heart’ gets lost in translation
A new paper from researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Pitzer College asserts that older immigrants are especially likely to describe pain, anxiety, depression, and distress using culturally embedded metaphors and idioms that are easily lost in translation.
August 14, 2026
Historian helps curate show on LA’s Eastside music scene
An expansive multimedia exhibition showcasing five decades of East Los Angeles music history is still on view at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, in downtown Los Angeles, but closes after Aug. 23.
August 13, 2026
Scholar of gender and sexuality awarded yearlong fellowship
Jack Cáraves, assistant professor of gender and sexuality studies at UC Riverside, has been awarded a 2026-27 Career Enhancement Fellowship by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. He is working on his first book, to be titled “Trans Power: Illegality, Self-Determination, and Spiritual Activism in Trans Latinx Los Angeles.”
August 12, 2026
KIND Lab helps families make safer beauty choices
Workshop on campus brought 12 families together to learn about beauty products and enjoy free youth hairstyling
August 05, 2026
Short film garners acclaim, travels far
When Christophe Katrib first screened his short documentary, “This Dissonance,” in 2024 he was unsure of the reception it would receive.
Two years later, the five-and-half-minute film has been screened at film festivals around the country and world and won numerous accolades. Yet its continued success is bittersweet for Katrib, an assistant professor of teaching in the UC Riverside Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production.
August 03, 2026
UCR historian awarded NEH grant to expand Early California Population Project
UC Riverside history professor Steven Hackel has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to expand the Early California Population Project (ECPP).
July 24, 2026
Extracurricular: Learning never retires
By building new skills, psychologist Rachel Wu is redefining what lifelong learning looks like
July 22, 2026
Money problems vex theater department in new short film
As the theater faculty at fictional Riverbottom College brainstorm ways to shore up their department’s faltering budget, some interesting proposals emerge.
These include issuing a departmental meme coin, creating a faculty boudoir calendar, and selling blood plasma.
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Majors
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Faculty
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Alumni
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U.S. Poets Laureate
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More than a Major
At the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (CHASS), you’re not only part of the biggest student body UCR, you are seen, supported, and challenged as an individual. At CHASS, you don’t have to limit yourself to one discipline. You can create an interdisciplinary program that’s as multifaceted as you are.