Milliken, who has served as the UT System’s chancellor since 2018, will be succeeded by John Zerwas as acting chancellor. Zerwas is a physician who serves as the system’s executive vice chancellor for health affairs and is a former seven-term state representative, UT System board Chairman Kevin Eltife announced Friday.

University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken departure comes as the system loses other longtime leaders, including presidents at the UT Austin

Sure, Californians have been heading to Texas for years, but this time a notable Lone Star State resident is reversing that traditional course . James B. Milliken, who served for nearly seven years as the 12th chancellor of the University of Texas, has been named president of the University of California.