CHASS Teaching Award The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences invites nominations for the 2019-20 CHASS Teaching Award. The award is made annually to recognize outstanding achievement in teaching by a faculty member of the College. The recipient will be formally recognized during the academic year as the Patricia McSweeney McCauly Chair in Teaching...
Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing Susan Straight has spent 32 years at UCR inspiring her students to tell their own stories. Now she has published her own story, " In the Country of Women: a Memoir”. Straight’s memoir examines the lives of five generations of women in her family who have migrated from around the...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Dear Colleagues, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Historian and Professor Emeritus of the University of California, Riverside, Dr. Ralph L. Crowder. After decades of dedication to the academic community, Dr. Crowder passed away in his home Friday, March 20,2020, with family by his side. The memorial service will be...
The CHASS college overview brochure has won a bronze award in design from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Printed in summer 2019, the 30-page brochure showcases CHASS people, departments, majors, rankings and support services. It also features photos of current CHASS students, staff, distinguished faculty and notable alumni. The award was...
By Jeff Girod, Director/CHASS Marketing & Communications |
Gamespawn is a UCR club that offers members the ability to collaborate and work on the development of video games. The club meets on campus during the academic year on Tuesday evenings, 5-7 pm in Bourns A171. “[Joining Gamespawn] was intimidating at first,” said second-year psychology major and current Outreach Coordinator Yvette Chen, “but once...
By Chris Fleming, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
For Daisy Sicarios, ancient civilizations are more than stories. They’re her job and her passion. Sicarios, an anthropology and classical studies double-major and first-generation transfer student, first developed an interest in classics and classical archaeology when she arrived at UCR in 2016. After enrolling in a course on ancient Greek language, her love for classics...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
At 18, UC Riverside Professor Edward Chang immigrated to the United States. He had two goals: To learn English and get an education. Decades later, Chang has been awarded the Order of Civil Merit, one of the highest medals from the Republic of Korea, for his academic research promoting Korean culture in both the U.S...
By Melissa Sagun, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Ni’Ja Whitson, an assistant professor in UC Riverside’s Department of Dance, was part of a team that won a Bessie award for outstanding visual design. The “Bessie’s” are presented annually to artists with exceptional choreography, performance, music composition or visual design, and are considered one of the highest honors in the field of dance. This...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Milagros "Milly" Peña has always loved basketball, going back to her playing days as a shared point guard in high school and college. As a former scholar-athlete, her experiences with teamwork, discipline and determination have extended far beyond the hardwood. Now as a professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies, and the Dean of the College...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
Looking for an unlikely way to see the world? The Model United Nations (MUN) has you covered. UC Riverside’s MUN is an internationally recognized student organization that studies current world politics, providing students a space to learn while offering opportunities to travel to participate in conferences. The club has about 40 student members. Members average...
By Hannah Croft, Student Writer/CHASS Marketing and Communications |
