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A Message from Provost Hume
June 17, 2008

Dear Colleagues,

This morning I informed President Yudof that I will step down as Provost by September this year. I reached this decision some months ago but had not made it public because of my responsibilities through the transition period as chief operating officer. This will be announced publicly a little later today, but I wanted to write to let each of you know.

It has been a personal delight for me to be with you over the last three years, and an honor to serve again in the University of California. These years have been fascinating, challenging and, largely because of your collegiality and positive spirit, very rewarding.

My greatest pleasures have been in working with many of you to help refine the vision of how this great university can continue to excel in the future, and most recently in collaborating with colleagues from the California State University system and the California Community Colleges to seek the support necessary to realize that vision. It has also been both inspirational and very satisfying to interact with Regents; the system-wide Academic Senate; the chancellors, provosts and many faculty and staff from all ten of our great campuses; the health science deans and hospital directors; brilliant student leaders; and the hardworking, dedicated and creative staff in the Office of the President.

I am very confident that President Yudof will provide strong and inspired leadership for UC into the coming years. By letting him know at this stage that I will be leaving, I hope to increase his ability quickly to complete and make stable the management team that he will need to support that leadership.

As you may know, I retired from UC several years ago, and suspended that retirement to join UCOP, where I contributed initially both to health affairs and to academic planning for the system, then to broader management matters. From the UC perspective, I will now return to simple professor emeritus status, something hard earned and of which I am proud.

After a break I plan to continue to work to advance higher education and health care both in the US and internationally. Jenny and I will maintain a family home in the Bay Area and we look forward to continuing our friendships and associations with you into the years ahead.

Best wishes,

Rory


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