Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives, University of California, Riverside
PhD, University of Southern California, Urban Education Policy, 2014
Raquel M. Rall is an associate professor of higher education at the University of California, Riverside. Prior to that appointment she was a UC Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education where she earned her PhD in urban education policy. She obtained bachelor of arts degrees in human biology and African and African American studies from Stanford University. Her research is concentrated in two major areas: 1) leadership and governance of higher education and 2) college access. Within these two areas, Rall strives to identify best practices to increase access to and success in higher education for traditionally marginalized communities and on bridging research and practice. Rall has presented her work at national conferences including the Association for the Study of Higher Education, the American Educational Research Association, and the Association of Governing Boards. Her work has been published in the Journal of Negro Education and the Journal of Higher Education Management and has been funded by the Spencer Foundation and the University of California.