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Remarks and Writings

We Remember

September 25, 2020
Re: We Remember To: All campus Sept. 25, 2020   Dear Campus Community,   The killing of Breonna Taylor, and subsequent prosecutorial decisions, mark another in a series of painful episodes for America, resonating across countless lives and communities, and indeed we are reminded of and affirm our commitment that Black... Read More

MedEd at UC Merced Receives Major Support and Next Steps

September 23, 2020
Re: MedEd at UC Merced Receives Major Support and Next Steps To: All campus Sept. 23, 2020   Dear Campus Community,   This pandemic has focused ever more sharply our attention on the limited health-care resources of the Central Valley. UC Merced and our partners are poised to begin the next steps toward addressing this... Read More

Vice Chancellor/CFO Transition

September 21, 2020
Re: Vice Chancellor/CFO Transition To: All faculty and staff Sept. 21, 2020   Members of the Campus Community,   Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration/CFO Mike Riley, who has overseen the transition in oversight of campus auxiliary services and the hiring of a prominent bookstore management firm, and... Read More

Nominate a Big Cat Hero Today!

September 10, 2020
Re: Nominate a Big Cat Hero Today To: All Campus Sept. 10, 2020   Dear Campus Community,   With great privilege comes great responsibility. At UC Merced, we have the privilege of access to top-notch teaching, cutting-edge tools and technology, and the pursuit of research and higher learning so that we can ultimately... Read More

Welcome Back to UC Merced

August 24, 2020
Re: Welcome Back to UC Merced To: All staff and faculty Aug. 24, 2020   Dear Colleagues,   I want to welcome you back to a new semester and academic year — one that begins under novel conditions but offers an opportunity for greatness, should we choose to seize it.   Almost all of you have been at UC... Read More

Do Your Part for the Community

August 13, 2020
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Together, We Will

July 31, 2020
Re: Together, We Will To: Staff July 31, 2020   Dear Colleagues,   Yesterday, many hundreds of staff joined what I have been told is the largest Staff Assembly-led discussion in UC Merced history. I applaud the assembly for organizing this important event, along with so many campus leaders who joined to answer questions... Read More

Welcome and Q&A with Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz

July 28, 2020
Re: Welcome and Q&A with Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz To: Campus Community July 28, 2020   In the following video, filmed July 28, 2020, Chancellor Muñoz is interviewed by Senior Public Information Officer Michelle Morgante and speaks about his priorities as chancellor and how his family history and his roots in the UC... Read More

International Student Education Protected

July 15, 2020
Re: International Student Education Protected To: All campus July 15, 2020   To the UC Merced Community,   The Department of Homeland Security has fortunately reversed its attempt to revoke the student visas of international students who were not taking in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.   The... Read More

Answering the Call

July 15, 2020
Re: Answering the Call To: All campus July 15, 2020   Dear Campus Community,   We stand on the precipice of history. The words and actions that we commit to today will have a ripple effect that will transform society for future generations. While we have dedicated much of our life’s work to understanding pedagogy... Read More

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