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President James B. Milliken’s opening remarks at the UC Board of Regents May Meeting as delivered

Thank you, Chair Reilly. My comments will be quite mundane after that inspiring set of remarks. It’s a good counterweight to what I’m going to bring to the table today.But first, I want to add my welcome to our four new Board members. Welcome — delighted to…

Substack: The Gold and the Blue: What Every Campus Leader Should Understand About Free Speech

President Milliken hosted a discussion with UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman and Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky about their new book: Campus Speech and Academic Freedom: A Guide for Difficult Times. You can watch the full conversation here.

President’s Leadership Conversation: UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz

UC President James B. Milliken welcomes UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz during the President’s Leadership Conversations series. These conversations are an opportunity for the UC community to hear from leaders powering positive change across UC, as…

President James B. Milliken’s opening remarks at the UC Board of Regents March Meeting as delivered

President James B. Milliken’s opening remarks at the UC Board of Regents January Meeting on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as delivered.