Former Ohio State president Michael Drake has been selected to be the new president of the University of California system.
Drake, who just recently retired from his six-year tenure as Ohio State president in June, will become the University of California's first Black president in its 152-year history.
This just in: The University of California Board of Regents have announced the appointment of Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the 21st president of UCs world-renowned system. Learn more: https://t.co/nXBvubvmuD pic.twitter.com/kSitXXBrkF
— UC Newsroom (@UC_Newsroom) July 8, 2020
From 2005 to 2014, Drake served as the chancellor of UC Irvine.