James B. Milliken has been appointed as the 22nd president of the University of California, bringing with him a wealth of ...

A Division-1 football team and home stadium followed. At one point, even then-President George W. Bush, as a commencement speaker, famously commented on the university’s phenomenal rise. Securing the ...

James B. Milliken’s appointment as the 22nd president of the University of California has garnered praise from faculty, students, elected officials, and community leaders from California and beyond.

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.