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University of California System Names 1st Black President

SAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Michael Drake was chosen Tuesday to be president of the University of California, the first Black leader in the system's 150-year history. Drake, a seasoned university administrator, replaces Janet Napolitano in overseeing a sprawling, 280,000-student system dealing with issues of accessibility for Blacks and other minorities,...

UC System Accepts Record Number of California Applicants

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California system accepted a record number of freshmen and transfer students that includes the most ever from California for the 2019-20 academic year, officials announced. The university system's nine undergraduate campuses accepted 71,655 California freshmen and 26,700 students who will transfer from California community...

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