Welcome! Since the University’s founding in 1954, the Department of History has combined global, interdisciplinary research expertise with innovative teaching and personalized mentoring to embrace the diverse pasts of California, the US and the world. With thirty-two full-time faculty, some seventy-five graduate students and nearly four hundred undergraduate majors, the Department of History at UC Riverside provides a rewarding undergraduate experience and regularly places its graduates in tenure-track positions as well as in competitive public history jobs. Whether you are interested in exploring your own heritage, the history of your community or distant times and places, UCRHistory is here to help! Deepen your knowledge, develop valuable skills in research writing and analysis… join us for the intellectual journey!