Stephen Perez
13th President of California State University, Chico
Assumed office
July 1st, 2023
Preceded byGayle E. Hutchinson
31st President of San José State University (Interim)
In office
January 3rd, 2022 – January 16th, 2023
Preceded byMary Papazian
Succeeded byCynthia Teniente-Matson
Personal details
Born1967
EducationUniversity of California, San Diego (BA)
University of California, Davis (MA, PhD)
ProfessionUniversity Administrator
WebsiteOffice of the President

Stephen Perez (born 1967) is an American academic and university administrator. He is the 13th and current president of California State University, Chico, and was formerly an interim president of San José State University.

Early career

Perez graduated with a BA in economics from the University of California, San Diego before earning his MA and PhD in economics from the University of California, Davis in 1994. He briefly taught economics at Virginia Commonwealth University and Washington State University before becoming a faculty member of California State University, Sacramento in 2001. At Sacramento State, he specialized in labor economics and sports economics and served as an assistant to the president for special projects, faculty athletics representative, and interim provost before being promoted to provost and vice president of academic affairs in the fall of 2019.[1][2]

San Jose State University Presidency

On November 22, 2021 California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro appointed Perez to serve as the interim president of San José State University after Mary Papazian, the previous president, announced that she would be resigning on December 21, 2021, in the aftermath of a sex abuse scandal.[3][4] Perez assumed the office on January 3, 2022. Throughout his term as interim president, he worked to increase university enrollment and diversity.[5] His term ended on January 16, 2023, when Cynthia Teniente-Matson assumed the office.[6]

California State University, Chico Presidency

Six days prior to the end of his term at San Jose State, it was announced that Perez would be joining California State University, Chico as an interim provost and vice president for academic affairs.[7] Perez would serve in this role through the end of the 2023–24 school year when on May 24, 2023, Chico State announced that Perez would become the school's president for the following school year.[5][8] Perez assumed the office on July 1, 2023.

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Perez | Sacramento State". www.csus.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Stephen Perez Steps Into Presidency at San José State University | SJSU NewsCenter". blogs.sjsu.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Stephen Perez Appointed Interim President of San José State University | CSU". www.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  4. ↑ Axon, Kenny Jacoby and Rachel. "San Jose State President Papazian resigning after DOJ criticizes sex abuse investigation". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. 1 2 "Stephen Perez Appointed President of California State University, Chico | CSU". www.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Former Pres. Perez looks back on tenure". SJSU News | Learn By Doing/ Excite Your Mind. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ↑ "Chico State Announces New Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - Chico State Today". 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  8. ↑ "Stephen Perez hired as Chico State president, replacing Gayle Hutchinson effective July 1". Chico Enterprise-Record. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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