Provost Messages Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2026 Newsletter January 14, 2026 Faryar Jabbari Appointed Interim Dean of the Samueli School of Engineering January 7, 2026 UCAD Plus Joint Task Force Update December 16, 2025 Happy New Year December 16, 2025 Tibor Juhasz and Marios Papaefthymiou Named 2025 National Academy of Inventors Fellows December 11, 2025 Search Committee – Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division December 10, 2025 Kathryn Kanjo Appointed Museum Director of UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art December 9, 2025 Magnus Egerstedt Named Provost and EVC at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill November 12, 2025 Announcing the Joint Senate-Admin Task Force on UC Adaptation to Disruptions October 27, 2025 Search Committee – Dean, School of Physical Sciences October 27, 2025 Cameron Carter Elected to National Academy of Medicine October 20, 2025 Important Update on Sabbatical Leaves October 14, 2025 Search for Vice Provost of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer October 6, 2025 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2025 Newsletter September 30, 2025 Instructor Reminder on Course Content and Faculty Conduct Policies September 24, 2025 Innovative Methods for Pedagogical AI Course Transformation (IMPACT) Program Call for Proposals September 18, 2025 Organizational Updates in Enrollment Management September 8, 2025 Vice Provost, Graduate Education and Dean, Graduate Division Search Update July 28, 2025 2025-26 Academic Salary Program Confirmed July 1, 2025 Update on Campus IT Assessment June 17, 2025 Kieron Burke Appointed Interim Dean of the School of Physical Sciences June 13, 2025 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Summer 2025 Newsletter June 2, 2025 Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and Data Transition May 28, 2025 UC Systemwide Academic Freedom Congress on June 2 May 22, 2025 Introducing the UC Irvine Climate Collaboration May 13, 2025 FY 2025-26 Budget Planning and Mission-Based Budget Model Update May 7, 2025 James Bullock Named Dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences April 28, 2025 Three UC Irvine Faculty Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences April 24, 2025 Reappointment of Paul Merage School of Business Dean Ian Williamson April 21, 2025 David S. Meyer Named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellow April 16, 2025 Coleman Collins and Simon Huttegger Awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships April 15, 2025 Reappointment of Vice Provost and Dean, Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Michael Dennin April 14, 2025 School of Education Leadership Transition April 3, 2025 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2025 Newsletter April 3, 2025 Five Honored as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science March 27, 2025 Diversity Statements at the University of California March 20, 2025 UC Irvine’s Approach to Systemwide Hiring Freeze March 19, 2025 Update on Federal Guidelines for Indirect Cost Recovery February 13, 2025 Kyriacos Athanasiou and Eric Rignot Elected to National Academy of Engineering February 12, 2025 New Federal Government Guidelines for Indirect Cost Recovery Related to National Institutes of Health Grants February 10, 2025 Search Advisory Committee for Director of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art February 10, 2025 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2025 Newsletter January 15, 2025 Message to Faculty Regarding UAW Leave Reporting January 9, 2025 Happy New Year December 11, 2024 Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu Named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellows December 10, 2024 Budget Update: Current Status and Looking Ahead December 9, 2024 Search Committee and Nominations – Vice Provost, Graduate Education and Dean, Graduate Division December 2, 2024 Guidance Regarding UC Regents Policy on Discretionary Statements by Academic Units November 18, 2024 Reminder to Vote on or Before November 5 October 29, 2024 Vice Chancellor for Research Transition October 17, 2024 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2024 Newsletter September 30, 2024 Christine Gall Appointed Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair September 16, 2024 Passing of Professor Carl Cotman August 7, 2024 2024-25 Academic Salary Program Confirmed June 17, 2024 Announcing the 2024-25 FATE Fellows June 12, 2024 Campus Climate June 10, 2024 Jaymi Lee Smith Appointed Interim Vice Provost, Graduate Education and Interim Dean, Graduate Division June 10, 2024 Temporary Halt to UAW Strike June 7, 2024 Qing Nie Appointed UC Presidential Chair at UC Irvine June 6, 2024 Gillian Hayes Appointed Vice Provost for Academic Personnel June 5, 2024 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Summer 2024 Newsletter June 3, 2024 UAW Strike to Begin June 5 May 31, 2024 Rich Aste Appointed Interim Director of Langson IMCA May 15, 2024 Reappointment of School of Physical Sciences Dean James Bullock May 7, 2024 Political Advocacy, Academic Freedom, and Instruction May 3, 2024 Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe Elected to the National Academy of Sciences May 1, 2024 Roxane Cohen Silver Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences April 24, 2024 Reappointment of Program in Public Health Director and Founding Dean Bernadette Boden‐Albala April 22, 2024 Four Honored as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science April 18, 2024 Wang Feng and Gene Tsudik Awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships April 11, 2024 2024-25 Academic Salary Program Update April 10, 2024 Search Committee – Vice Provost for Academic Personnel April 3, 2024 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2024 Newsletter April 2, 2024 April 11 Town Hall: Mission-Based Budget Framework March 25, 2024 Langson IMCA Leadership Transition March 20, 2024 Undergraduate Research Week Celebration May 13-17 March 20, 2024 Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio Appointed Vice Provost for Educational and Community Partnerships March 18, 2024 Reminder to Vote on or Before March 5 February 27, 2024 Research Security and International Engagement Update February 20, 2024 Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Nominations February 5, 2024 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2024 Newsletter January 29, 2024 Political Advocacy, Academic Freedom, and Instruction January 25, 2024 Feb. 6 Town Hall: Financial Stability Plan and New Budget Model January 24, 2024 Supporting Student Mental Health: A Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff January 17, 2024 Financial Stability Plan Update and New Budget Model Plans – Jan. 2024 January 9, 2024 Happy New Year December 13, 2023 G.P. Li and David Reinkensmeyer Named 2023 National Academy of Inventors Fellows December 12, 2023 Diego A. Pizzagalli Named Director of the Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries November 16, 2023 Julian F. Thayer Elected to National Academy of Medicine October 9, 2023 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2023 Newsletter October 2, 2023 Potential Federal Government Shutdown on October 1 September 26, 2023 UCI Appoints Aldrich and Peltason Endowed Chairs August 25, 2023 Strategic Campuswide Cost Savings Project Update August 1, 2023 Reaffirmation of Accreditation July 25, 2023 2023-24 Academic Salary Program for Ladder Rank and Non-Represented Faculty June 21, 2023 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Summer 2023 Newsletter June 13, 2023 Reappointment of School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Dean Jan Hirsch June 12, 2023 Updated Strategic Plan June 6, 2023 Reappointment of School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank LaFerla May 22, 2023 Reappointment of School of Humanities Dean Tyrus Miller May 15, 2023 Reappointment of School of Social Sciences Dean Bill Maurer May 10, 2023 Leo Chavez Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences April 19, 2023 Roland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships April 11, 2023 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2023 Newsletter April 3, 2023 Updates Regarding New Labor Agreements February 23, 2023 Campus Financial Update – Winter 2023 February 17, 2023 Fan-Gang Zeng Elected to National Academy of Engineering February 8, 2023 Six Honored as AAAS Fellows January 31, 2023 UCI Faculty Academy for Teaching Excellence Inaugural Class January 23, 2023 Campus Site Visit, February 15-17: WASC Reaccreditation January 23, 2023 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2023 Newsletter January 9, 2023 Happy New Year December 12, 2022 Phil Felgner and Payam Heydari Named 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellows December 8, 2022 Guidance for Fall 2022 Grading November 30, 2022 Letter from UC President Michael Drake: Giving Thanks November 23, 2022 UC-UAW Bargaining Update from UC Provost Brown November 16, 2022 UC – UAW Bargaining Update November 10, 2022 Preparation for Instructional and Research Continuity Beginning Nov. 14 November 8, 2022 Reminder to Vote on or Before Nov. 8 November 1, 2022 Campus Financial Update – Fall 2022 September 26, 2022 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2022 Newsletter September 21, 2022 Patty Morales Appointed Vice Provost for Enrollment Management July 19, 2022 Indoor masking reinstated July 15, 2022 Campus Financial Update July 8, 2022 Ian Gibson Appointed Interim Dean for Division of Continuing Education June 22, 2022 Reminder to Vote on or before June 7 June 2, 2022 Dean, Division of Continuing Education June 1, 2022 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Summer 2022 Newsletter May 31, 2022 Two UCI Faculty Members Elected to the National Academy of Sciences May 4, 2022 Four UCI Faculty Named American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellows April 28, 2022 Michael Méndez Named 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow April 26, 2022 Updated Framework for Ph.D. and MFA Financial Support April 25, 2022 Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dean April 21, 2022 UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program Second Call for Proposals Outcome April 21, 2022 Bruce Yonemoto Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship April 12, 2022 School of Law Dean April 7, 2022 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2022 Newsletter March 28, 2022 Updated COVID-19 Protocols and Spring Quarter Return March 11, 2022 Announcing UCI Institute for Precision Health February 15, 2022 Farzad Naeim and Julie Schoenung Elected to National Academy of Engineering February 10, 2022 Search for Dean, Division of Continuing Education February 1, 2022 Administrative Relocation of Division of Career Pathways January 31, 2022 Daphne Lei Appointed Director of UCI Illuminations, the Arts and Culture Initiative January 28, 2022 Seven Honored as AAAS Fellows January 26, 2022 In-Person Instruction Resumes Jan. 31 January 21, 2022 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2022 Newsletter January 13, 2022 Important Return to Campus Information and Updates January 7, 2022 Return to Campus: Important Information and Updates January 2, 2022 COVID Boosters Required December 22, 2021 Julie Schoenung and Andrei Shkel Named 2021 National Academy of Inventors Fellows December 9, 2021 New University Hills Housing Project Approved by UC Regents December 6, 2021 Call for Applications – Faculty Director of Illuminations November 18, 2021 Jennifer Moumneh Appointed University Ombuds and Director, Office of the Ombuds October 14, 2021 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2021 Newsletter October 12, 2021 Retirement Announcement for Gary Matkin, Dean, Division of Continuing Education and Vice Provost, Division of Career Pathways October 11, 2021 UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program Second Call for Proposals October 7, 2021 Reminder to Vote: 2021 California Gubernatorial Recall Election September 10, 2021 Roxane Cohen Silver Appointed Vice Provost for Academic Planning and Institutional Research September 7, 2021 Reappointment of Dean Michael J. Stamos August 31, 2021 Errol Arkilic Appointed Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director at UCI Beall Applied Innovation August 26, 2021 Search for School of Law Dean August 24, 2021 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Summer 2021 Newsletter August 24, 2021 School of Education Dean August 18, 2021 Universal Masking/Face Coverings at UCI July 30, 2021 Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Dean July 27, 2021 Chance to Win VIP Access to LA Rams Training Camp – Upload COVID-19 Vaccination Record by August 2 July 23, 2021 UCOP Vaccine Policy July 16, 2021 School of Social Ecology Dean July 13, 2021 Mona Lynch Appointed Interim Dean of School of Social Ecology June 30, 2021 Reappointment of Dean Marios Papaefthymiou June 30, 2021 Jennifer Moumneh Appointed Interim University Ombudsperson June 30, 2021 Inaugural Cohort of Inclusive Excellence Term Chairs June 22, 2021 Cal/OSHA Revises Its Workplace Regulations June 21, 2021 UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program First Call for Proposals Outcome June 15, 2021 Vaccination Verification System Now Available June 7, 2021 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Spring 2021 Newsletter June 3, 2021 Retirement Announcement for University Ombudsman Michael Chennault May 11, 2021 Adria L. Imada Named 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow April 28, 2021 Judith Kroll Named American Academy of Arts & Sciences Fellow April 23, 2021 Phased Transition Back to Campus April 19, 2021 Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship April 9, 2021 Bryant Garth Appointed Interim Dean of School of Law April 7, 2021 Henry Samueli School of Engineering Dean April 1, 2021 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act March 31, 2021 Claire Trevor School of the Arts Dean Transition March 31, 2021 David Gibbons Appointed Interim Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director of Beall Applied Innovation March 19, 2021 Public Health Tiers and Spring Quarter March 17, 2021 Vaccine Resources Update March 10, 2021 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2021 Newsletter March 2, 2021 Campus Vaccine Update February 19, 2021 Remote Work Extended to June 30 February 9, 2021 UCI Beall Applied Innovation Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Director Transition January 26, 2021 Campus COVID-19 Vaccine Update January 8, 2021 Charles Glabe Named 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow December 17, 2020 Best Wishes This Holiday Season December 14, 2020 Law Dean L. Song Richardson Named President of Colorado College December 9, 2020 Bond Fire Update and Campus Operations for December 3 December 4, 2020 Nine Honored as AAAS Fellows November 24, 2020 Search for Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Dean November 24, 2020 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2020 Newsletter November 18, 2020 Return to Purple Tier November 17, 2020 UCI Black Thriving Initiative Faculty Cluster Hiring Program Call for Proposals October 30, 2020 Silverado Fire Update: Campus Operations Resume Under COVID-19 Guidelines for Oct. 28 October 28, 2020 Silverado Fire Update: Campus Operations Remain Suspended Through Oct. 27 October 26, 2020 UCI Budget Workgroup Update October 26, 2020 Fire Update: Suspension of campus operations for Oct. 26 October 26, 2020 Kyriacos A. Athanasiou Elected to National Academy of Medicine October 22, 2020 President Drake Begins Consultation Process on Possible Expanded Curtailment Program October 15, 2020 Search for School of Social Ecology Dean October 14, 2020 School of Education Dean Transition October 9, 2020 Make Your Voice Heard – Register to Vote October 1, 2020 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Summer 2020 Newsletter August 20, 2020 School of Social Ecology Dean Transition August 17, 2020 Search for Samueli School of Engineering Dean July 29, 2020 Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing Dean Transition July 16, 2020 Returning to Campus Efforts, Increase in COVID-19 Positive Cases July 13, 2020 Returning to Campus June 23, 2020 Valerie Jenness Appointed Acting Vice Provost for Academic Planning June 9, 2020 A Minute of Silence and Reflection to Honor George Floyd and other Victims June 4, 2020 Retirement Announcement for Associate Provost and EVC Jeff Lefkoff June 2, 2020 Remote Teaching Special Update Newsletter – Volume 1 June 1, 2020 Reengaging On-campus Operations June 1, 2020 Update on White House Chinese Graduate Student Restrictions June 1, 2020 Paul Merage School of Business Dean May 21, 2020 Michael Green Appointed Interim Dean of Samueli School of Engineering May 7, 2020 Reappointment of Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education Michael Dennin May 1, 2020 Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Spring 2020 Newsletter April 30, 2020 Ellen Druffel Elected to the National Academy of Sciences April 30, 2020 Four at UCI awarded 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships April 14, 2020 Summer Session Offered Through Remote Instruction March 26, 2020
