Katherine Newman

Katherine S. Newman (born February 21, 1953) is an American academic administrator who currently serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President of the University of California System. Newman previously served as the System Chancellor for Academic Programs and Economic Development of the University of Massachusetts [July 2017-December 2022]. In addition, she served as the interim Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston from July 1, 2018 to August 1, 2020. She was formerly the Provost of UMass Amherst, a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University,Harvard University, and Professor of Anthropology Columbia University and is an American author. Newman received a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for ''No Shame in My Game'' in 2000. Provided by Wikipedia