Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Vice Chancellors and College of Letters and Science Faculty
Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to announce the appointment of a search committee charged with identifying candidates for dean of the Division of Social Sciences.
Jonathan Varat, professor and former dean of the School of Law, has graciously agreed to chair the committee. Other members are:
John Agnew – Geography
Kevin Albert – UCLA Foundation Governors
Rogers Brubaker – Sociology
Michael Chwe – Political Science
J.R. DeShazo – Public Policy
C. Cindy Fan – Asian American Studies/Geography
Sondra Hale – Women's Studies/Anthropology
Gary Hansen – Economics
Naomi Lamoreaux – History/Economics
Sherry Ortner – Anthropology
Brenda Stevenson – History/African American Studies
Abel Valenzuela Jr. – Chicana and Chicano Studies/Urban Planning
To enhance the search effort, we have commissioned an executive search firm, Witt/Kieffer, represented by Mary Elizabeth Taylor.
A copy of the position announcement will be forwarded in the near future, with an opportunity for you to help identify suitable candidates.
I am grateful to Reynaldo F. Macías for his continuing service as acting dean since January 1, 2007.
Sincerely,
Scott L. Waugh
Acting Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost