James B. Milliken, 68, has led large public university systems for more than 25 years, ascending to top roles in deep red and blue states alike. (Charlie Palafox / University of Texas) James B.

On the final evening before James Milliken succeeded UC President Michael Drake as leader of the University, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced the federal government’s suspension of research funding to ...

This post was updated May 6 at 10:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed James Milliken to be the University’s next president Friday. Milliken, the current chancellor of the University of Texas ...

James B. “JB” Milliken began his tenure as the 22nd president of the UC system Aug. 1. Selected by the UC Board of Regents on May 2, he will lead the university’s 10 campuses as well as its nearly 300 ...

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated 38 million dollars to UC Merced to fuel research, student success programs, and ...

The Mondavi Center for the Arts is seen on the campus of University of California, Davis. Carl Costas Bee file The announcement highlighted Milliken’s efforts to increase enrollment and expand ...

University of California Senior Vice President of External Relations & Communications Meredith Vivian Turner released the following statement today (August 26) after UC President James B. Milliken’s ...

We begin the academic year with excitement and purpose, but also with recognition that this is a very challenging time for the University of California and higher education more broadly. In August, I ...

University of California President James B. Milliken today announced the appointment of a search advisory committee to support a national search for the next director of the Lawrence Berkeley National ...

James B. Milliken, chancellor of the University of Texas system and a veteran leader in higher education, has been named the next president of the University of California's system of 10 campuses, it ...

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 President ...