Leadership Messages
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Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor recruitment underway
The CPEVC is a crucially important position on our campus, serving as our chief academic officer.
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Welcome to the 2025–26 Academic Year: Opportunities and Priorities Ahead
I’m optimistic about the year, because I know what our campus community can accomplish together.
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UCSC Enrollment Management unit expanding
To reflect the central role enrollment plays in the university’s academic mission and long-term financial sustainability, Enrollment Management will report directly to the campus provost and executive vice chancellor.
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Search for Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor launches this month
The Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor is a key leadership position for our campus. I look forward to your participation and input in this important search.
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Resources for undocumented members of our campus community
We are deeply committed to advancing educational opportunities, fostering an inclusive community, and celebrating the heritage, achievements, and contributions of all of our community members.
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Welcome to the 2025-26 academic year!
The start of fall quarter always brings a surge of energy and possibility — and this year is no exception.
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Additional changes to federal funding
Regardless of these federal decisions, we remain committed to supporting all students, making changes that foster academic success, and providing access to hands-on learning opportunities that deepen the student experience and prepare students for their lives and careers as UC Santa Cruz alumni.
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Transition of Vice Provost and Dean Richard Hughey
At the end of the 2025–26 academic year, Richard Hughey will transition from his role as vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Education and Global Engagement after 15 years of service.
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Bargaining Update (September 2025)
I am forwarding UC System Provost and Executive Vice President Katherine S. Newman’s most recent bargaining update, summaring the progress made in the August bargaining sessions.
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Announcing a transformative collaboration to conserve regional habitat and pursue sustainable organic-farm expansion
These initiatives — funded through philanthropy and grants — safeguard habitats for rare and endangered species, and expand opportunities for experiential learning in conservation, land stewardship, and sustainable food systems.
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Announcing Associate Campus Provost
Dard Neuman, associate professor of music and the Kamil and Talat Hasan Endowed Chair in Classical Indian Music, will play a key role in evaluating academic resource allocation models and advancing strategic initiatives that will help address the campus budget deficit.
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A new medical program for the Central Coast
Thanks to the leadership of state Sen. John Laird and the support of our state partners, we’ve secured $1.5 million in state funding to help establish the UC Programs in Medical Education Central Coast, or PRIME Central Coast.