Leadership

Former Gov. Gray Davis Awarded Chancellor’s Medal for Transformative Leadership in Bringing UC Merced to the Central Valley

February 24, 2026

UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sanchez Munoz and Governor Gray Davis pose with the Chancellor's Medal

At an intimate gathering of supporters, UC Merced awarded former Gov. Gray Davis the Chancellor’s Medal — the university’s highest honor — in recognition of his instrumental role in bringing the 10th University of California campus to Merced. The medal was presented...

Chancellor Leland Statement on Protest Incidents

Chancellor Dorothy Leland of the University of California, Merced, has issued the following statement on recent protest incidents at other UC campuses: “Free speech and nonviolent protest have an...

Impact: Engineers Building Sustainable Solutions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thl53DGexFk UC Merced graduate student Brandi McKuin recently returned from a trip to India, where she spent time studying the energy needs of rural villages that have...

Boxer the First Senator to Visit UC Merced

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onhhjB1ixYA UC Merced received its first visit by a U.S. senator Wednesday, as Sen. Barbara Boxer met with Chancellor Dorothy Leland, learned about the work of the...

Global Sustainable Engineering Network to Move to UC Merced

The University of California, Merced, will become the new headquarters of Engineers for a Sustainable World effective July 1, the university announced today. Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW)...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...