Posts Tagged ‘Academic Excellence’
Reappointment of School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Dean Jan Hirsch
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Jan Hirsch has been reappointed to an additional five-year term as Dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. This decision follows a thorough review, which included materials submitted by Dean Hirsch and feedback from faculty, staff, fellow deans and community colleagues. We are grateful to…
Read MoreUpdated Strategic Plan
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…
Read MoreUC Irvine Announces 2023-24 Fulbright Students
Reappointment of School of Biological Sciences Dean Frank LaFerla
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…
Read MoreEight Junior Faculty Members Named 2023-24 Hellman Fellows
Reappointment of School of Humanities Dean Tyrus Miller
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…
Read MoreReappointment of School of Social Sciences Dean Bill Maurer
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…
Read MoreRaul Fernandez Earns Distinguished UC-Wide Emeriti Award
Leo Chavez Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
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,…
Read MoreRoland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Roland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar have been awarded 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships. Professors Betancourt and Tobar join 171 other American and Canadian scientists and scholars in the social sciences and humanities, as well as writers and artists of all kinds, in receiving these prestigious…
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