The University of California has announced that James B. Milliken will be the next president of the system. Milliken comes to the role from the University of Texas.

James Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas, will be the next leader of the University of California, taking over at a critical juncture for the prestigious school system as it faces budget cuts and manifold threats from President Donald Trump’s crusade against the country’s institutions of higher learning.

Former state Rep. John Zerwas will temporarily replace Chancellor JB Milliken in leading the 256,000-student university system.