University of California president to step down after five-year term

UC President Drake to Step Down, Ending a Tenure Filled With Challenges

University of California President Dr. Michael V. Drake, whose tenure overseeing the 10-campus system included the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the more recent protests over the Israel-Hamas war, announced July 31 that he will step down from his post after the 2024-25 academic year. Drake, 74, has been president of the UC system since July 2020. As UC president, Drake also oversees six academic health systems and three nationally aff…

University of California president to step down after five-year term

University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday he would be stepping down from his role at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.   Drake began his tenure in July 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic as the first Black president of one of the largest public university systems in the country. …

University of California president to step down after tenure marked by pandemic, campus protests

The president of the University of California announced Wednesday he would step down after five years of leading one of the nation’s largest public university systems through the coronavirus pandemic, labor strikes and campus protests. Michael V. Drake, the first Black person to serve in the role in the system's more than 150-year history, said he would step down at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. He called serving in the post “the honor o…

UC President Michael Drake to step down at end of upcoming academic year

During his five-year tenure, he navigated the 10-campus system through the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment growth, labor strife and campus protests.

UC President Michael Drake announces plan to step down

Drake started his role during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, navigating the campuses through the public health crisis.

UC President Michael Drake to step down after managing COVID pandemic, campus protests

University of California President Dr. Michael V. Drake announced he will step down from his post after the 2024-25 academic year.