Trustees to confirm Chodorow

Stanley Chodorow is expected to be confirmed as the University's next provost at the Stated Meeting of the Executive Committee of the University Board of Trustees today. The Trustees, many of whom have been on campus since Wednesday for their annual set of late April meetings, will vote on Chodorow's appointment after some brief remarks from Interim President Claire Fagin, University Secretary Barbara Stevens said last night. Chodorow is currently the associate vice chancellor for academic planning and dean of arts and humanities at the University of California at San Diego. President-elect Judith Rodin announced Chodorow's selection for the provostship at a press conference on campus Wednesday. At UCSD, a school of 17,000 students, Chodorow is responsible for academic, physical and capital planning, as well as the oversight of seven departments and 15 interdisciplinary programs, containing a total of more than 200 faculty members. No opposition is expected to his confirmation, Stevens said. Once confirmed, Chodorow will take office on July 1, replacing Interim Provost Marvin Lazerson whose one-year term expires on the same day. Deferred maintenance will also be on the Trustees' agenda today as they vote on financing for renovations to the Evans Building of the School of Dental Medicine, the rehabilitation of the south lower grandstand of Franklin Field and renovations to the School of Medicine's John Morgan Building. In addition to Fagin's report, the Trustees will hear reports from Lazerson, Executive Vice President Janet Hale and Med School Dean William Kelley. The Trustees will also vote on the appointment of several University alumni to the oversight boards of the School of Social Work, the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Wistar Institute. The Stated Meeting will be held in the Tea Room of the Faculty Club at 2 p.m. It is open to the public.