Milliken, who has served as the UT System’s chancellor since 2018, will be succeeded by John Zerwas, a physician who serves as the system’s executive vice chancellor for health affairs and is a former seven-term state representative, UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife announced Friday.

UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May made the following statement about the appointment of James B. Milliken as the University of California president: “I extend my sincere congratulations to James Milliken on his selection as the next president of the University of California.

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