Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education University of California, Davis | Davis, California UC Davis has named Michael Bradford as its next Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education.In his current position as the vice provost for Faculty, Staff and Student Development at the University of Connecticut (UConn), Bradford oversees a similar, student-focused portfolio that includes the Institute for Student Success, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, University Advising, Student Athlete Success Program, Honors and Enrichment, Career Development and Veteran Affairs. He also works closely with the university’s chief diversity officer on diversity, equity, inclusion and justice initiatives and training. Prior to his current position, Bradford was department head of Dramatic Arts at UConn from 2017 to 2020 and director of UConn’s Theatre Studies from 2010 to 2016. He joined UConn as an assistant professor of dramatic arts in 2000. Bradford is a military veteran with 10 years of service in the U.S. Navy.Bradford holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies with an emphasis in English Literature from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Fine Arts in playwriting from Brooklyn College, the City University of New York.Partner David Bellshaw led this search with Senior Associate Hayden Lizotte, Associate Belén Gutiérrez, and Search Coordinator Thea Kosmack.