March 21, 2008

U. of California Is Expected to Name Mark Yudof as Its President

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By PAUL FAIN and SARA HEBEL

For the first time in more than 20 years, the University of California is poised to pick a president from an institution outside its system and the state. The university's search committee recommended on Thursday that Mark G. Yudof, chancellor of the University of Texas system, be named its new president.

The decision is subject to approval of the California system's Board of Regents, which is expected to endorse the choice

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