US EditionUniversity of Texas chancellor is named president of the University of California
- On Friday, James B. Milliken was announced as the incoming president of the University of California, set to succeed Michael V. Drake, who plans to resign in July 2025.
- Milliken's appointment follows a six-month search amid investigations and funding cuts targeting UC by the Trump administration, challenging the university system's policies.
- At 68, Milliken has spent over 25 years at the helm of prominent public universities in Texas and New York, skillfully managing politically diverse settings while advancing access, diversity, and student achievement.
- He will earn $1.475 million annually, higher than Drake's $1.308 million, while relocating from Texas to California and immediately confronting federal probes into antisemitism and admissions.
- Milliken's leadership begins as UC faces financial pressures and political scrutiny that could reshape its research, admissions, speech policies, and diversity programs.
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University of California system announces James B. Milliken as next president on Friday
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Friday, the California Board of Regents approved the appointment of James B. Milliken to serve as the 22nd president of the UC system. The 68-year-old will assume his position on Aug. 1, 2025, and will receive a Board-approved annual salary of $1,475,000. Milliken has been serving as the chancellor of the University of Texas system since 2018 where he led an initiative to fully cover the cost of tuition for qualifying stu…
Next president of UC system, James B. Milliken, leaving Texas for Golden State
James B. Milliken, incoming president of the UC system. (Photo courtesy of University of California) James B. Milliken, chancellor of the University of Texas system, has been named the next president of the University of California. The heralded system includes UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley among its 10 campuses, it was announced Friday. Milliken’s appointment follows a six-month search to find a successor to UC President Michael V. Drake, …
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James B. Milliken, University of Texas chancellor, named University of California president
By Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times James B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas who has led among the nation’s largest higher education systems and navigated GOP politics, has been named the next president of the University of California. His appointment, announced Friday afternoon by the UC Board of Regents, comes at a tense time for the state’s vaunted system and elite universities nationwide, which are under attack by Preside…
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