News

State Budget Makes Significant Investments in UA, UA Medical Schools

May 27, 2019

The Arizona Legislature approved $17.4 million in funding for the UA, with $8 million earmarked to expand the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix and support medical students.

Read more at UANews

An $8 million investment in medical education will allow for the expansion of the UA College of Medicine – Phoenix and address the state's physician shortage by providing tuition waivers for medical students.

Senior Vice President Appointments

May 22, 2019

I am pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. Liesl Folks as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and Dr. Elizabeth (Betsy) Cantwell as Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation. They both will begin their roles at the University of Arizona on July 29, reporting directly to me as key members of the UA’s senior executive team.

Read more

Mourning the loss of Coach Dick Tomey

May 11, 2019

I am very sad to hear of Coach Dick Tomey’s passing last night after a fight with lung cancer. He was a Wildcat legend.

Read more

Congratulations to the class of 2019!

May 8, 2019

This Friday, I will have the honor of conferring degrees on nearly 6,700 students at the University of Arizona’s 155^th Commencement at Arizona Stadium, including bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees from across the disciplines.

Read more

Creating pathways to lifelong success

May 7, 2019

As Commencement 2019 rapidly approaches, I know many of our students are thinking about their future with excitement. More than a few of our graduates already have their next steps planned out, while others are charting a course among many options as this chapter of their lives comes to a close.

Read more

Campus Conversations forum April 23

April 15, 2019

Events of the past several weeks have prompted debate over First Amendment rights, campus safety and the presence of Border Patrol on our campus. Discussion of these topics through statements and letters cannot enable understanding in the same way that real one-to-one interaction can inform our views. As I wrote earlier, we are planning a Campus Conversations series to begin this important dialogue.

Read more

Campus Conversations

April 3, 2019

My absolute top priority as president of the University of Arizona is the safety of every person on campus and every member of our campus community. Following the publicity surrounding protests against the Border Patrol for being on campus, students, faculty, staff and others on both sides of the issue have been targeted with hateful emails, social media posts and, most concerning, threats from external organizations and people who are not part of the University.

Read more

Lisa Rulney Selected As UA SVP For Business Affairs And CFO

April 1, 2019

I am very pleased to announce that I have appointed Lisa Rulney as the University of Arizona’s Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer. Lisa has served as interim CFO since October, and she will assume the permanent role immediately.

Read more

Update to Safety, Free Speech and Respect

March 29, 2019

I want to update you on developments regarding last week’s incident with the Border Patrol officers on campus and to reaffirm the University of Arizona’s relationship with the leadership and the women and men serving in U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Read more