Faculty in the college make up 68% of total academic personnel, while staff account for 70% of the campus total. As the largest academic unit, we strive to support and fulfill the University of California's mission of teaching, research and public service. The resources in this section support that mission and provide resources for our departments. 

Directory of Current Chairs and Business Officers

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Department/Program

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Art

 

Chair:  Jenni Sorkin

3138

Business Officer: Suzanne Dougherty

2852

 

 

Classics

 

Chair:  Rose MacLean

4505

Business Officer: Ryan Kelley

2993

 

 

Comparative Literature

 

Chair: Eric Prieto

8826

Business Officer: Whitney Ater

3527

 

 

East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies

 

Chair: Katherine Saltzman-Li

4381

Business Officer: Ryan Kelley

2993

 

 

English

 

Chair:  James Kearney

 

Business Officer: Alex Clarke

3237

 

 

Film & Media Studies

 

Chair:  Jennifer Holt

2347

Business Officer: Savannah Parison

2120

 

 

French & Italian

 

Chair:  Claudio Fogu 

5178

Business Officer: Whitney Ater

3527

 

 

Germanic & Slavic Studies

 

Chair: Sven Spieker

4915

Business Officer:  Whitney Ater

3527

 

 

History

 

Chair:  Stephan Miescher (thru 12/31) / Salim Yaqub 

4505

Business Officer: Ryan Kelley

2993

 

 

History of Art & Architecture

 

Chair:  Shana Moulton

3138

Business Officer: Suzanne Dougherty

2852

 

 

Latin American & Iberian Studies

 

Director:  Juan Cobo

2339

Business Officer:  Whitney Ater

3527

 

 

Linguistics

 

Chair:  Eric Campbell & Stefan Gries

7769

Business Officer: Alex Clarke 

3237

 

 

English for Multilingual Students

 

Director:  Karyn Kessler

2830

Business Officer: Alex Clarke

7258

 

 

Media Arts & Technology

 

Chair:  Marcos Novak

5613

Business Officer: Lisa Thwing

3029

 

 

Music

 

Chair:  Mark Meadow

3261

Business Officer:  David Holmes

2737

 

 

Philosophy

 

Chair:  Aaron Zimmerman

3165 / 3090

Business Officer: Alex Clarke

3237

 

 

Religious Studies

 

Chair: Juan Campo

2215

Business Officer: Ryan Kelley

2993

 

 

Spanish & Portuguese

 

Chair: Elide Valarini Olivier

4150

Business Officer: Whitney Ater

3527

 

 

Theater and Dance

 

Chair:  Brandon Whited

5515

Business Officer: Lauren Marquez

3242

 

 

Writing Program

 

Director: Karen Lunsford

2462

Business Officer: Alex Clarke

3237

Department/Program

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BioMolecular Science & Engineering

 

Chair:  Cristina Marchetti

8814

Business Officer: Sophie Streichan

2290

 

 

Chemistry and Biochemistry

 

Chair:  Alison Butler

8178

Business Officer:  Heather Gardner

2926

 

 

Dynamical Neuroscience Graduate Program  
Chair:  Spencer LaVere Smith 7513
   

Earth Science

 

Chair:  Andy Wyss

4688

Business Officer: Jaima Ortega

4604

 

 

Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology

 

Chair:  Todd Oakley

4715

Business Officer: Andi Jorgensen

2974

 

 

Environmental Studies

 

Chair: Simone Pulver

2968

Business Officer: Andrea McCourt

7547

 

 

Geography

 

Chair: Trisalyn Nelson

8536

Business Officer: Alycia Lewis

4980

 

 

Marine Science Graduate Program

 

Chair:  Nick Nidzieko

5674

Business Officer:  

 

 

 

Mathematics

 

Chair: Bjorn Birnir 4866

Business Officer: Ceanna Bowman

2955

 

 

Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology

 

Chair:  Rick Dahlquist

8122

Business Officer: Tania Dunson

5794

 

 

Physics

 

Chair:  David Stuart

7567

Business Officer:  Shilo Tucker

2740

 

 

Psychological and Brain Sciences

 

Chair: Shelly Gable

5248

Business Officer: Shannon Rivard

2857

 

 

Statistics & Applied Probability

 

Chair:  Tomoyuki Ichiba

4055

Business Officer: Kallie McFerron

4867

 

 

Department/Program

Extension 

Anthropology

 

Chair: Greg Wilson                          

2339

Business Officer:  TK Erickson

4625

 

 

Asian American Studies

 

Chair:  erin Ninh

5158

Business Officer: Melissa Martinez

2371

 

 

Black Studies

 

Chair:  Omiseke Tinsley

7297

Business Officer: Theresa Rodriguez

8045

 

 

Chicana/o Studies

 

Chair:  Aida Hurtado

 

Business Officer:  Alan Franco

8807

 

 

Communication

 

Chair: Tamara Afifi

4860

Business Officer:  Casey Hankey

4517

 

 

Economics

 

Chair:  Erik Eyster

 

Business Officer:  Joan Giovannone

3678

 

 

Exercise & Sports Studies

 

Chair: Lisa Park

2956

Business Officer:  Stephanie Kump

2373

 

 

Feminist Studies

 

Chair:  Jane Ward

 

Business Officer: Rosa Pinter

8246

 

 

Global Studies

 

Chair: Anshu Malhotra

7860

Business Officer: Katie Rendon

4718

 

 

Military Science

 

Chair: LTC Timothy J. Downing

3042

Business Officer:  Patricia Dent

3042

 

 

Political Science

 

Chair:  Alison Brysk

2999

Business Officer: Debra Nordyke

8476

 

 

Sociology

 

Chair: Lisa Hajjar                           

2043

Business Officer:  Lisa Blanco

2085