University of California president to step down after five-year term

University of California President Michael Drake announced on Wednesday he would be stepping down from his role at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year.  

Drake began his tenure in July 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic as the first Black president of one of the largest public university systems in the country. 

“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as president of the University of California these past several years, and I am immensely proud of what the UC community has accomplished,” said Drake.