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Former UC Irvine chancellor Michael Drake was named president of UC statewide, the first Black person to hold the job. “Dr. Drake personifies the qualities we looked for in selecting a new president: He is committed to seeing the whole student and to supporting all our students. He recognizes the incalculable value of faculty and staff to the University’s mission, and he understands the importance of the public and private partnerships that help us achieve that mission,” John A. Pérez, chair of the UC Board of Regents, said when Drake was appointed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)During his five-year tenure, he navigated the 10-campus system through the COVID-19 pandemic, enrollment growth, labor strife and campus protests.
Originally published at Michael Burke, EdSource