From April 24 to 26, 2026, the inaugural California Well-Being Conference (CaWBC) brought together faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and graduate students from 11 higher education institutions across the state to showcase research, exchange ideas, and build lasting professional networks. Hosted by the UCR Department of Psychology, the CaWBC was a vibrant, multi-day meeting of minds dedicated...
Dear CHASS Faculty and Staff: CHASS has entered into a formal HR Partnership Agreement with UCR’s Central Human Resources Division, integrating College HR services and staffing into Central HR. This partnership has been several years in the making and follows the important collaborative work to elevate staff and staffing that began with the UC Riverside...
Dear CHASS Faculty and Staff: Through a formal IT Partnership Agreement developed over the past several months, CHASS has entered into a service partnership with Information Technology Solutions (ITS). Effective July 1, CHASS instructional technology and multimedia services and staffing have been integrated into central ITS, and IT services and support for CHASS are now...
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) is proud to announce that Department of History doctoral recipient Marissa Hull has been named a 2026 Leading Edge Fellow by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).
Dr. Jenni Martinez, a UC Riverside 2026 Ph.D. recipient in Ethnic Studies, won the Audience Choice Award at the 12th annual Grad Slam campus competition, held Friday, April 10, 2026, in the School of Business Auditorium.
Four students from MCS — Elias Martigon, Gelila Zeray, Meerae Lee, Zihan Zeng — and four from TFDP — Daniella Escobar, Jiahui Liu, Lance Mack, Natalie Guido — were selected from a pool of applicants to attend the Palm Springs ShortFest 2026. The Palm Springs International ShortFest is one of North America’s largest, uniting innovative...
By Jeremy Gutierrez, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Noah Amir Arjomand ‘25 has brought to life a short film that feels both timely and timeless. A dark comedy about theatre faculty sparring over outlandish financial schemes to keep their department afloat under the duress of budget constraints, “THE CUTS” will premiere at the LA Shorts International Film Festival. This...
By Jeremy Gutierrez, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Dear CHASS Faculty, Early this morning, Provost Watkins shared a wonderful opportunity to submit nominations for a pair of endowed chairs, sponsored by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, that rotate throughout the University of California. It’s now UCR’s turn. Each chair will hold a five-year term (July 1, 2026, through June 30...
CHASS Teaching Award The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences invites nominations for the 2025-2026 CHASS Teaching Award. The award is made annually to recognize outstanding achievement in teaching by a faculty member of the College. Nominees must be Senate or Unit 18 instructional faculty (Academic Student Employees are not eligible) whose teaching is...
As part of the Esther Hays Concert series, the UCR Orchestra and Chamber Singers, conducted by Ruth Charloff, have organized a public, kid-friendly concert celebrating Hispanic and Latin American music. Happening on Sunday, April 19 at 3 p.m. at the University Theater, the concert will feature performances by many performers with roots in the Inland...
By Jeremy Gutierrez, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
