James Milliken

James B. Milliken

University of California’s 22nd president

Moving the University of California forward.

President Milliken is a distinguished higher education leader with more than 30 years of experience serving in leadership roles at large institutions. He brings a strong focus on research and academic excellence, a deep commitment to making college accessible and affordable, and experience leading a large academic health care system.

As president of the University of California, he oversees UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, six academic health centers, three affiliated national laboratories, more than 300,000 students and 265,000 faculty and staff.

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UC stands up for science by cosponsoring bipartisan Senate Bill 895

University research is under attack. Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill aims to protect and fund critical research benefitting millions of Californians now and in the future. The University of California is proud to cosponsor the bipartisan Senate Bill 895

We will always stand up for science.

News and updates

President James B. Milliken’s opening remarks at the UC Board of Regents May Meeting as delivered

Thank you, Chair Reilly. My comments will be quite mundane after that inspiring set of remarks. It’s a good counterweight to what I’m going to bring to the table today.But first, I want to add my welcome to our four new Board members. Welcome — delighted to…

Substack: The Gold and the Blue: What Every Campus Leader Should Understand About Free Speech

President Milliken hosted a discussion with UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman and Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky about their new book: Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. You can watch the full conversation here.

President’s Leadership Conversation: UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz

UC President James B. Milliken welcomes UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz during the President’s Leadership Conversations series. These conversations are an opportunity for the UC community to hear from leaders powering positive change across UC, as…

The Gold and the Blue, Volume 22

Follow President Milliken on Substack, where he shares reflections on the state of higher education, UC’s enduring strengths, and other thoughts along the way.

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Contact 

Email

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Phone

(510) 987-9200

Mailing address 

Office of the President, University of California

1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607 

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