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Aug. 20, 2025

Dear äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ staff and faculty members,

On June 1, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ 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 äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’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 äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’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 äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ 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 äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’s next chancellor is scheduled to launch early next month. The goal is to name äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’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 äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾.

Our faculty are at the core of äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’s mission. Because of that, it makes sense that äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’s next chief academic officer be selected by the person who will lead äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ into the future.

– Mike Sfraga, interim chancellor

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