James B. Milliken, the University of Texas System chancellor, will leave his position May 30 to serve as the new president of the University of California system. ‘ The UC Board of Regents announced Friday that Milliken would be assuming the role Aug.

James B. Milliken, chancellor of the University of Texas system, has been named the next president of the University of California.

The University of California Board of Regents today approved the appointment of James B. Milliken as the 22nd president of UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, six academic health centers, and three nationally affiliated laboratories.