- I’m optimistic about the year, because I know what our campus community can accomplish together.
- To reflect the central role enrollment plays in the university's academic mission and long-term financial sustainability, Enrollment Management will report directly to the campus provost and executive vice chancellor.
- At the end of the 2025–26 academic year, Richard Hughey will transition from his role as vice provost and dean of Undergraduate Education and Global Engagement after 15 years of service.
- Dard Neuman, associate professor of music and the Kamil and Talat Hasan Endowed Chair in Classical Indian Music, will play a key role in evaluating academic resource allocation models and advancing strategic initiatives that will help address the campus budget deficit.
- All eligible policy-covered staff employees, Senate faculty, and policy-covered academic appointees will be eligible to receive a 3.2 percent salary increase.
- The appointment begins July 1, 2025. Larry has served as the division's associate dean of Faculty Affairs since 2019. He joined UC Santa Cruz in 1991.
- 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.
- 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.