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Aug. 20, 2025

Dear ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ staff and faculty members,

On June 1, ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ launched its search for a new provost. At the time, the plan was to select someone for the position by the end of this year.

I had initially planned to move ahead with that timeline. However, after conversations with Faculty Senate President Leah Berman and members of ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s leadership team, I have decided to pause the search for our next provost until a permanent chancellor is selected. I want to thank Dr. Berman for her counsel, which ultimately led to my decision to pause the search.

This decision reflects the importance of sequencing leadership transitions carefully. It’s vital that ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s next provost and next chancellor are aligned in philosophy and approach as they together lead this outstanding institution. Pausing the search will allow the incoming chancellor to play a central role in the selection process, which will benefit ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ for years to come.

In the meantime, Dr. Charlene Stern has agreed to continue to serve as interim provost, and I am confident in her ability to provide stability and leadership.

The search for ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s next chancellor is scheduled to launch early next month. The goal is to name ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s new chancellor in the spring of 2026. Once that happens, I plan to reopen the recruitment for the next provost, so that the new chancellor can help shape the search and ultimately select the next academic leader for ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ.

Our faculty are at the core of ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s mission. Because of that, it makes sense that ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµâ€™s next chief academic officer be selected by the person who will lead ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ into the future.

– Mike Sfraga, interim chancellor

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