Updated Strategic Plan

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Dear colleagues: In 2016, UC Irvine released an ambitious strategic plan designed to build on our strengths and realize our brilliant future. The plan is based on four pillars: We are pleased to report that over the past seven years, many of the plan’s original goals have been accomplished. In addition, some strategies that were relevant then…

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Reappointment of School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank LaFerla

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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Frank LaFerla has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, beginning July 1. This decision follows a thorough review, which included materials submitted by Dean LaFerla and feedback from faculty, staff, fellow deans and community colleagues. Dean LaFerla is…

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Reappointment of School of Humanities Dean Tyrus Miller

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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Tyrus Miller has been appointed to a second five-year term as dean of the School of Humanities, beginning July 1. This reappointment decision follows an extensive review, which included materials submitted by Dean Miller and feedback from faculty, staff, senior administrators, deans and community colleagues. Dean Miller…

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Reappointment of School of Social Sciences Dean Bill Maurer

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Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Bill Maurer has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Dean of the School of Social Sciences, beginning July 1. This decision follows an extensive review, which included materials submitted by Dean Maurer and feedback from faculty, staff, fellow deans and community colleagues. I am grateful…

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Leo Chavez Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share that Leo Chavez, Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. New members are nominated and elected to the academy by current members. Professor Chavez’s research on international migration, particularly among Latin American immigrants, is the focus of four books,…

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