On Campus

Celebrating the Class of 2025: Innovators, advocates, and future leaders

Highlighting a handful of graduates who are ready to make a difference

Transition in academic leadership

June 3, 2025

I am announcing a transition in our academic leadership with Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer returning to the faculty on July 15. Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Paul Koch has agreed to serve as interim CPEVC
UCSC University Librarian Elizabeth Cowell to retire

May 9, 2025

Cowell has served in the UC Santa Cruz leadership for 17 years and more than 30 years in higher education. Associate University Librarian Kerry Scott will serve as Interim University Librarian beginning January 2026.
Christina Ravelo named next Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

May 8, 2025

Ravelo is a Distinguished Professor of Ocean Sciences and is currently serving as the Interim Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences. She has been a member of the UC Santa Cruz faculty since 1992.
Welcoming new UC President James B. Milliken

May 2, 2025

James B. Milliken was formally approved today as the next president of the University of California, our nation’s preeminent public university system.

Read up-to-date announcements on campus operations here.

Arboretum to use alternate entrance during construction

June 16, 2025

Visitors will be able to access the Arboretum through the interior side of the residential campus.
Timely Warning Crime Bulletin: Weapons Violation

June 11, 2025

This Timely Warning crime bulletin is being issued in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act).
CITRIS invites applications for research support through Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P)

June 9, 2025

CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz invite UC Santa Cruz principal investigators to apply for research support through the Interdisciplinary Innovation Program (I2P), previously known as the CITRIS UCSC Campus Seed Funding Program.
Dear Slugs | Dean of Students Newsletter | June 2025

June 5, 2025

Wishing you strength for finals, congratulations to our graduates, and gratitude to all who participated in this year’s record-breaking campus elections.
Transition in academic leadership

June 3, 2025

I am announcing a transition in our academic leadership with Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lori Kletzer returning to the faculty on July 15. Distinguished Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences Paul Koch has agreed to serve as interim CPEVC
Section of Hagar Drive to be closed for maintenance from June 19 to Aug. 28

June 3, 2025

UC Santa Cruz will close a portion of Hagar Drive this summer to stabilize the ground and protect infrastructure.