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

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.

On Friday, May 2, the UC Board of Regents announced that it approved the appointment of James Milliken, current chancellor of the University of Texas system, to be the new president of the University of California system.