UH Mānoa chancellor search: second finalist Amy Sueyoshi campus visit April 30–May 1

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chancellor Search Advisory Committee has named Amy Sueyoshi, San Francisco State University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, as the second of three finalists for the position of chancellor for the UH flagship campus. Sueyoshi will visit the UH Mānoa campus April 30-May 1.

To honor candidates' requests for confidentiality, the name of each finalist is being announced one week prior to their scheduled campus visit. Vassilis Syrmos, UH Mānoa Interim Provost, was named the first finalist on April 20, and the third candidate will be announced Sunday, April 26. More information is available on the UH Mānoa chancellor search site.

Students, faculty, staff, administrators and community members are invited to attend open forums to meet the finalists. Each candidate will share their vision for UH Mānoa, followed by a question-and-answer session. Presentations will be recorded and posted after the final campus visit.

Amy Sueyoshi campus forum

• Thursday, April 30, 10:30-11:30 a.m. HST
• Kiawe Conference Room, Bachman Hall 106
• Webinar link, webinar ID: 859 8027 4989 and password: 206404
• Campus visit, April 30 and May 1
• Bio and CV are posted on the UH Mānoa chancellor search site
• Feedback Link available starting April 30.

Finalist 3 Campus Forum

• Monday, May 4, 10:30-11:30 a.m. HST
• Kiawe Conference Room, Bachman Hall 106
• Webinar link, Webinar ID: 884 9461 6302 | Password: 015992
• Campus visit, May 4-5
• Bio and CV will be posted on the UH Mānoa chancellor search site on April 26
• Feedback Link available starting May 4.

Finalist Vassilis L. Syrmos

Feedback is a critical part of the search process. Feedback links will be available on the UH Mānoa chancellor search website beginning on the first day of each finalist's campus visit. During their visits, finalists also meet with campus stakeholders and constituent groups.

Amy Sueyoshi

Sueyoshi currently serves as San Francisco State University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, a role she has held since 2022. She previously served as dean and interim dean of the College of Ethnic Studies and earlier as associate dean for five years. She has also served as director of Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State and as co-curator of the GLBT History Museum, the first queer history museum in the nation.

Sueyoshi is a professor of Race and Resistance Studies and professor of Sexuality Studies. She has published books, articles and essays, presented at conferences, lectured at universities nationwide and received multiple community awards.

She earned a bachelor's degree in history from Barnard College of Columbia University, a PhD in history from University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from San Francisco State University. Her research focuses on the intersection of Asian American Studies and Queer Studies. As provost, she has advocated for and secured funding for endowed faculty lines in under-resourced areas, most recently in disability studies.