The University of California Regents today approved two key administrative positions at UCLA.

Scott Waugh, who previously served as dean of the UCLA Division of Social Sciences, has been appointed acting executive vice chancellor and provost. Reynaldo Macías, professor of education and applied linguistics and chair of the UCLA Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and the César E. Chávez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction, has been approved as the university's acting dean of the Division of Social Sciences.

"Dean Waugh and Professor Macías are highly qualified to assume these important positions within the university," said Norman Abrams, UCLA's acting chancellor. "Dean Waugh has been a part of UCLA through five decades - as a student, renowned scholar, award-winning teacher and, most recently, as the esteemed administrator of UCLA's largest academic division."

After graduating summa cum laude from UCLA in 1970 with a degree in history, Waugh received his Ph.D. in English history from the University of London. In 1975, he began teaching in the UCLA Department of History, where he has conducted research and taught as an acclaimed scholar of medieval history.

Waugh has held several leadership positions at UCLA, including chair of the history department and chair of the Council on Educational Development. He has received numerous honors and fellowships, including two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of California President's Fellowship in the Humanities.

Waugh is also the recipient of the UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award, the university's highest honor for work in the classroom.

In 1992, Waugh became dean of the Division of Social Sciences, which includes 15 departments and programs, including many of UCLA's nationally ranked academic programs, as well as 12 research centers and institutes.

Macías joined the UCLA faculty in 1998. Since then, he has served as chair of the department of Chicana and Chicano studies and of the César E. Chávez Center for Interdisciplinary Instruction.

"Professor Macías brings to his new role 35 years of academic leadership, national service, and an outstanding career in research and teaching about language and education, literacy, language demography, language policy, teacher preparation, and multicultural curriculum issues," said Patricia O'Brien, executive dean of the College of Letters and Science.

Macías is co-founder of the UCLA-based publication Aztlán: International Journal of Chicano Studies Research (now known as Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies) and the National Association of Chicano Social Science. He has served as editor, or as an editorial board member, for the National Association for Bilingual Education Journal; the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education; and the Language Assessment Quarterly.

In 1994, Macías was honored by the National Association for Bilingual Education as a pioneer in the field. He has served as the assistant director of the National Institute for Education, where he was responsible for reading and language studies. In 1996, he was appointed by President Clinton to the advisory board for the National Institute for Literacy, where he served until 2003.

As UCLA's acting executive vice chancellor and provost, Waugh's annual base salary will be $270,500. Waugh is a member of the UCLA Senior Management Group and will continue to receive the senior management group benefits for which he is eligible, including the Senior Management Supplemental Benefit. As a tenured faculty member, he will continue to accrue sabbatical-leave credit.

As acting dean of the Division of Social Sciences, Macías will receive an annual base salary of $205,300. He will receive standard health and welfare benefits, and as a tenured faculty member, he will continue to accrue sabbatical-leave credit.

About UCLA
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