Leadership

Open Arms, Open Skies: Students Welcomed at Spirited, Soggy Scholars Bridge Crossing

August 26, 2025

Spirits were high and futures bright while all else was soaked in a summer storm that made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before. Call them Thunder ‘Cats. The ceremony embraced about 2,000...

Campus Names New Dean of Natural Sciences

Juan C. Meza, named one of Hispanic Business magazine’s ‘Top 100 Influentials of 2009,’ is head of high-performance computing research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory MERCED — The...

New Chancellor Poised to Raise Campus Profile, Continue Growth

With a proven record of building universities, UC Merced Chancellor-Designate Dorothy Lelandis prepared to lead the campus through its next phase of development by growing its academic and research ...

Dorothy Leland Named Campus Chancellor by Regents

Georgia College & State University President Dorothy Leland was appointed today by the University of California Board of Regents to serve as the third chancellor of UC Merced, capping a national...

UC Merced Marks Major Milestone at Commencement 2011

University awarded 1,000th degree during ceremony; Kang urges graduates to act as global citizens and stewards in his final commencement address as chancellor Quick Facts More than 500 members of...

UC President Announces Campus Chancellor Recommendation

Dorothy Leland has been nominated by University of California President Mark G. Yudof to serve as UC Merced's third chancellor. The nomination will go before the UC Board of Regents next week for a...

UC Day Draws Attention to University’s BudgetCrisis

More than 200 university alumni and friends converged in Sacramento today (March 1) for UC Day, an effort to advocate for a long-term funding solution to maintain the quality of the University of ...

UC Merced Employees Serve the Community in Prominent Positions

UC Merced employees have established themselves here in every way during the last several years, including giving their time and expertise to community organizations. Several employees serve...

Campus Gears Up for Year of Growth, Changes

A new chancellor, more students and additional buildings all on tap for 2011 as UC Merced heads into the second half of its sixth academic year In the coming year, the University of California,...

Lucero Named Director of Government Relations

Campus announces public policy professional with past campus experience will fill the leadership role beginning Jan. 3 Corinne Lucero, who advocated at the federal level on behalf of the University...