Renne Chow is moving on from her position as dean of the UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design(CED) at the end of her current five-year term in 2026. Chow has been in the post in a permanent capacity since replacing Vishaan Chakrabarti in 2021 and, in that time, helped to revitalize the CED following COVID-19 while securing the largest donation in its history. Outside of academia, she is also a principal atStudio URBIS in Berkeley.In a statement, Chow said: "Im not going anywhere just yet. We still have much to accomplish over the next 16 months, and Im committed to supporting our vibrant CED community, world-class faculty, talented students, and dedicated alums."