University of Texas System Chancellor J.B. Milliken is stepping down at the end of this month to lead the University of California system, the West Coast institution's board of regents announced Friday afternoon.

James B. Milliken, who has led the University of Texas System since 2018, 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.