By Stephanie Saul and Shawn Hubler The University of California system announced on Friday that its new president would be James B. Milliken, a longtime public university leader who currently ...

was named president of the University of California on Friday. Milliken comes to the role from the University of Texas, where he has served as chancellor since 2018. He has also held leadership ...

Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas, has been named the next University of California president by the UC Board of Regents. Milliken, 68, has spent decades in higher education.