Mildred García

Mildred Garcia

9th Chancellor of the California State University System
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2023
Preceded by	Jolene Koester (acting)
5th President of California State University, Fullerton
In office 2012–2018
Preceded by	Milton Gordon
Succeeded by	Fram Virjee
9th President of California State University, Dominguez Hills
In office 2007–2012
Preceded by	Boice Bowman
Succeeded by	Willie J. Hagan
1st President of the Berkeley College System
In office 2001–2007
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Rose Mary Healy

Personal details
Education	New York City Community College (AS) Baruch College (BS) New York University (MA) Columbia University (MA, EdD)


Academic background
Thesis	Community College Student Persistence: A Field Application of the Tinto Model (1987)
Doctoral advisor	Robert Birnbaum
Academic work
Discipline	Education
Institutions	Arizona State University Montclair State University Pennsylvania State University Teachers College, Columbia University City University of New York Berkeley College California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Fullerton

Mildred García is the current chancellor of the California State University system. She is also the former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington, D.C.