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Julie Hooper will be stepping down as vice chancellor for university development and alumni relations at the beginning of February to assume the position of executive vice president and chief development officer at the Environmental Defense Fund

The University of California, Berkeley seeks a collaborative, creative, innovative, and accomplished finance leader to serve as the campus's next Vice Chancellor for Finance and Chief Financial Officer (VCF).

As election day approaches on November 5, this message is being sent to encourage members of the campus community to exercise your right to vote.

UC Provost Newman has asked the campus to submit academic calendars for the 2029-2030 to 2033-2034 academic years by Thursday, August 15, 2024.

Geeta Anand has decided not to renew for a second five-year term as Dean of Berkeley Journalism and will return to her position as a professor at the end of her term on June 30, 2025.

Jennifer A. Chatman has been selected to serve as interim dean of Haas School of Business starting August 1, 2024.

We are pleased to announce that, after a successful international search, Sharon A. Bentley has been selected to serve as the new dean of the Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science. Professor Bentley is currently professor of optometry, deputy dean of the Faculty of Health and director of the Centre for Vision and Eye Research at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. She will join the UC Berkeley community on February 3, 2025.

The search for the next dean of the Division of Biological Sciences is ongoing; we remain optimistic that we will be able to share news regarding the dean search in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we are grateful to Senior Associate Dean Richard M. Harland, who has graciously agreed to step into the dean role on an interim basis effective July 1, 2024.

Michael Lu has been reappointed as dean of the School of Public Health for a second five-year term, effective July 1, 2024.

We are very pleased to announce that, after a comprehensive national search, Eric T. Meyer has been selected to serve as the new dean of the School of Information. Dean Meyer is currently dean of the School of Information at University of Texas, Austin, where he has been for the past six years. He will be joining the UC Berkeley community in his new role on August 1, 2024.

Ann Harrison will be stepping down as the dean of the Haas School of Business on July 31, 2024. She will transition to serve on the Haas faculty on a part-time basis, which will allow her to spend more time with her family, who have relocated, and to focus on her research.

As the spring term draws to an end, it is important to acknowledge the considerable stress so many in our community feel. It has been an extraordinarily challenging period across the globe and here at home.

Lisa García Bedolla has been reappointed as vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the Graduate Division for a second five-year term, beginning July 1, 2024.

Due to a power outage, classroom instruction was disrupted for many in-person classes in affected buildings throughout yesterday afternoon and evening. The university’s response teams acted quickly and we are back to normal operations today. We are grateful to your work supporting the education of our students and the mission of our campus and appreciate the challenges disruptions can cause for students and instructors.

Raka Ray has been reappointed as dean of the Social Sciences Division for a second five-year term, beginning July 1, 2024.

We write to share our commitment to the First Amendment and the principles of free expression. We want to make it clear that we support the right of students and Registered Student Organizations (RSO) to freely express their viewpoints in a safe and peaceful manner that is compliant with our Time, Place, and Manner policies.