Content Tagged with: diversity equity inclusion

School of Medicine Pathway Program wins national recognition

The California Medicine Scholars Program has received the Insight Into Diversity magazine 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

University Extension honored for social justice efforts

UC Riverside’s University Extension has won an award from a national educational association for the work by a task force to promote diversity and inclusion. University Extension was one of eight programs and eight individuals announced as winners of the UPCEA Association Awards on Feb. 2. UPCEA, an online and professional education association...

By UCR News |

School of Medicine receives national honor for outstanding DEI commitment

The medical school won Insight into Diversity’s Health Professions HEED Award also in 2021 and 2022

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

Bringing together UCR’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities

A new campus effort aims to bring together UC Riverside’s Asian American and Pacific Islander communities to tackle the shared challenges they face as students, faculty, and staff members, and to explore new opportunities. In May, which is also Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Awareness Month, UCR’s Asian American and Native American...

By Imran Ghori |

Crowdfunding initiative promotes diversity

UC Riverside is launching a new crowdfunding initiative in support of programs that promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, or DEIB, initiative, which began on April 19, highlights programs focused on those values and shows how the Highlander community can make a philanthropic impact. It...

By Imran Ghori |

Lack of diversity found in highest level of leadership within medical education communities

UC Riverside medical student looked at the specialty, race/ethnicity, and gender of medical school deans in 2019

By Iqbal Pittalwala |

UC Riverside receives NSF grant to improve equity and inclusion in engineering

The project will create a network of leaders across the UC system committed to achieving equity for women faculty in engineering

By Holly Ober |