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MARSHA A. CHANDLER

ACTING CHANCELLOR
SENIOR VICE CHANCELLOR, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

A renowned scholar of political economy and comparative public policy, Marsha A. Chandler is a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of Canada, the highest academic honor bestowed in that country. She is the author of five books and numerous journal articles and book chapters. Her most recent book, Trade and Transitions, explores how nations adjust to changing patterns of international trade.

In her capacity as Senior Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs at UC San Diego, she is the campus’ chief academic officer, responsible for policies and decisions relating to all academic programs and curriculum, and faculty appointments and performance. She is also UCSD’s chief operating officer, the institution’s second-ranking executive officer, and acts on behalf of the chancellor in overseeing the campus in his absence.

She provides intellectual and academic leadership to the campus, and assures that UCSD maintains the highest academic standards in teaching, research, and public service. In that role, she supervises the recruitment, advancement, and retention of all faculty, deans and other academic leaders; and oversees academic planning, programs, and budgeting. She is responsible for graduate and undergraduate education, colleges, research centers and the UCSD library.

Chandler also is a professor in the political science department and the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.

At the University of Toronto, Chandler was chair of the political science department and a member of the law faculty. From 1990-97, she held the position of dean of Arts and Science. As dean, she directed the academic activities of 30 departments and 1,200 faculty members, seven colleges, and two campuses. Chandler also served as a visiting professor at Harvard’s Center for International Affairs, and has lectured throughout the world. In June 2003, the University of Toronto is awarding her an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.

Her personal interests span the arts and sciences and are reflected in several of her Board memberships. She is on the Board of Directors, Fulbright Program (Canada-U.S. Foundation for Educational Exchange), the Board of Directors of the San Diego Opera, the Foundation for the Children of the Californias, the UCSD Foundation Board and the Charter 100. In Toronto, she was a Trustee of the Art Gallery of Ontario, Mount Sinai Hospital, the Huntsman Marine Science Center, and the Ontario Lightwave and Laser Research Center. She also served as a member of the Advisory Committee on Federal Judicial Appointments and the board of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

Chandler grew up in New York City and went to the Bronx High School of Science. She received her B.A. from the College of the City of New York and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is married to Professor William Chandler; they have a daughter, Alice.