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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">As some of you know, Anil Deolalikar has announced his intention to step down from his position as Dean of the School of Public Policy and to return to the faculty full-time.
Anil is the Founding Dean for the school and has served in this capacity since 2013, ten years after he joined the UCR faculty as a professor in the economics department. It is a rare opportunity to build a new school from the ground up, and Anil has much
to be proud of. SPP is now home to more than 20 faculty and nearly 350 students in both undergraduate and graduate programs, both with upward enrollment trajectories. The undergraduate program is the only public policy major in the UC system, the graduate
program was recently ranked in the </span><a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/university-of-california-riverside-110671"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">top 100 nationally</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">,
and the research quality and productivity of the faculty landed the school in the
</span><a href="https://ideas.repec.org/top/top.pubpolicy.html"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">top 25% globally</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">, above Texas A&M, Penn, and
Brown. Anil’s leadership of the school will be missed, but we are thrilled that he will remain our colleague and UCR will continue to benefit from the many ways he contributes to the campus. Please join me in thanking Anil for his service and welcoming him
back to the faculty. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">I am also pleased to announce the search advisory committee for the next Dean of the School of Public Policy:
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Tom Smith, Professor of Education and Public Policy (Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Arleth Flores Aparicio, undergraduate student, School of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Cecilia Ayon, Professor of Public Policy (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Yolanda Aquilar Candelario, graduate student, School of Public Policy
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Richard Carpiano, Professor of Public Policy (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Xinping Cui, Professor of Statistics (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Jodi Kim, Associate Professor of Media & Cultural Studies (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Kathy Kim, Senior Director of Development, Engagement, and Policy, School of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Bruce Link, Distinguised Professor of Public Policy and Sociology (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Mark Manalang, Marketing, Communications, and Events Manager, School of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Jennifer Merolla, Professor of Political Science (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Mehdi Nemati, Assistant Professor of Cooperative Extension in Public Policy
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Sharon Oselin, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Sociology (Senate Appointee)
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Justine Ross, Associate Director, Blum Initiative, School of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Sally Tavizon, Assistant Dean and CFAO, School of Public Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Qingfang Wang, Professor of Public Policy (Senate Appointee)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Ran Wei, Associate Professor of Public Policy (Affirmative Action Compliance Liaison)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">The executive search firm WittKieffer will be supporting this international search. Please email your comments, questions, or nominations to
</span><a href="mailto:UCRiverside-SPPDean@wittkieffer.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">UCRiverside-SPPDean@wittkieffer.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">. Your willingness
to provide feedback, along with input from other campus constituents, and the search committee, helps to shape the overall picture and ideal candidate characteristics for this vital campus leadership position.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">I look forward to broad campus and community participation as we embark upon this important search.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Elizabeth Watkins, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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