Peter McPherson to Address Future of Higher Education
Peter McPherson, President of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), is an influential person in the higher education world. He currently serves as president of the Association...
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Peter McPherson, the president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), said 80 percent of the children of the richest families in America earn college degrees, while only 10...
View ArticleUC Riverside Part of University Innovation Alliance to Improve Student...
UC Riverside joined 10 other major public research universities and six national foundations in announcing the University Innovation Alliance, which was founded to identify and share best-practices in...
View ArticleUC Riverside Recognized for Graduation Rate Success by Association of Public...
The University of California, Riverside was named a national finalist for the 2016 Project Degree Completion Award, which recognizes institutions that employ innovative approaches to improve retention...
View ArticleUC Riverside Wins Prestigious Award for Student Success in Degree Completion
UC Riverside is one of a handful of comprehensive universities that have achieved near parity in graduation rates across racial, socio-economic, and gender boundaries. That success has now been...
View ArticleA Trophy Takes a Trip Around the Campus
The glass trophy awarded to UC Riverside by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) made its way several colleges and departments where teams celebrated the national recognition.
View Article$50,000 Grant Supports Matching Students with Community Learning Opportunities
In spring 2017, about 250 UCR students participated in some form of community-engaged learning. Through seven courses across campus with a service-learning component, the students worked in Riverside...
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