Leadership Messages
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Supporting safety and access to our campus
These have been difficult days and I write to share more detailed information about the actions taken last week to support safety and access to our campus.
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In-person instruction for week of June 3
Now that the main entrance to our residential campus is open and we have two accessible entrances, we will return to in-person instruction on Monday, June 3.
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Update on this morning’s actions at the main entrance
We continue to ask the campus and the community to avoid the main entrance.
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Remote instruction for May 31 and instructional modality planning
With the main entrance of the residential campus now blocked by protesters and the West entrance alone serving all essential campus functions, we have again made the difficult decision to remain in remote instruction on Friday, May 31.
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On blocking campus access
Throughout the afternoon and into the evening, demonstrators have been blocking the only two ways to drive on and off of our residential campus. This is an extremely dangerous effort to cause intentional harm to our campus community unprompted by any action on the part of UC Santa Cruz.
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Planning to resume in-person instruction on Tuesday
Dear Campus Community, We are planning to resume in-person instruction on Tuesday, May 28, unless there are events that create risks to the safety of our campus community or prevent access to some or all of the residential campus. As with our previous decisions, we have talked collaboratively with Academic Senate leadership. We agree that…
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Remote instruction on Thursday, Friday
In the interest of providing clarity and as much predictability as possible, we have decided to continue with remote instruction for Thursday and Friday, May 23 and 24.
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Remote instruction on Tuesday, Wednesday
Given today’s disruptions and the possibility of more challenges in the coming days, we have made the difficult decision, in consultation with the Academic Senate, to switch to remote instruction Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Update about campus disruptions
Today, some students and employees blocked both roads on campus and the campus entrance, preventing access to campus and requiring transition to remote work and learning.
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Statement on Jim Simons
The world has lost a great champion of math and scientific research with the death of Jim Simons, an award-winning mathematician, quantitative-investing legend, and inspired philanthropist.
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Quarry Plaza encampment and campus demonstrations
As an academic institution, we encourage and depend on the robust exchange of ideas. We also strive to maintain a campus environment that is welcoming, open, civil, and mutually respectful of everyone and their views.
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Continuity of Instruction and Research
I am writing today to update and inform you about developments regarding our academic student employees (ASEs). On May 3, 2024, the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against the University of California, related to ongoing campus protests and arrests that followed at other…