Dear
Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that
Professor Vicki L. Ruiz has been
named Interim Dean of the University
of California, Irvine School of
Humanities, effective September 1
and subject to Regental approval.
Professor Ruiz brings to this
position an impressive portfolio of
experience. Currently chair of the
department of history and professor
of history and Chicano/Latino
studies, she has also been
director of Humanities Out There and
co-site director of the U.S. History
Seminar for the California
History/Social Science Project.
Prior to coming to UCI, Professor
Ruiz served as a department chair at
both Arizona State University and
The Claremont Graduate School and on
the faculty of history at UC Davis.
Professor Ruiz's scholarly interests
lie in 20th century U.S. history
specializing in Chicana/o studies,
gender studies, labor and
immigration. Her scholarship
efforts have earned a presidential
nomination to the National Council
on the Humanities and Latina
magazine's Woman of the Year award
in 2000. She is President of the
American Studies Association and a
Fellow of the Society of American
Historians.
The search for a permanent dean will
continue early in the fall
quarter. We continue to solicit
nominations from the faculty,
directly to the EVC/Provost. Please
join us in welcoming Vicki Ruiz
to her new role and assisting her as
we continue to build an
outstanding program in the
Humanities.
Michael V. Drake
Chancellor
Michael R. Gottfredson
Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost
