Dr. Michael Drake to oversee a 280,000-student system dealing with issues of accessibility for Blacks and other minorities
Then-Ohio State University president Michael Drake answers questions during an interview in Columbus, Ohio, on May 17, 2019. The University of California system has named Drake to replace Janet Napolitano and become its first Black president.Dr. Michael Drake was chosen Tuesday to be president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system’s 150-year history.
“I’m excited and ready to go,” Drake told the board, noting the challenging times amid the pandemic, the threat of climate change, and “the yawning wounds of social injustice that we see in so many ways that really tears at the fabric of our lives.”Napolitano, whose seven years as president end Aug. 1, said Drake’s appointment is “one more step in our university’s ongoing effort to ensure that the university reflects the rich diversity of our state.
Drake was UC Irvine’s chancellor from 2005 to 2014, when the university increased the number of applicants for undergraduate admission by more than 90% and added programs in law, public health, pharmaceutical sciences and nursing science.Drake went on to become president at The Ohio State University. In that position, he worked to increase the numbers of minority and under-represented students. The university boosted financial aid, and introduced changes to the tuition model.
He also worked to create minority representation during his years in the UC system. Prior to UC Irvine, he served as vice chancellor for health affairs for the UC system. He earned his medical degree in ophthalmology at UC San Francisco. The announcement also comes as the California State University system is searching for a new leader. President Timothy White announced he would retire in June, but delayed his departure until the fall because of the pandemic.
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