S. Jack Hu, currently the University of Georgia’s provost, was selected Wednesday as the next chancellor of the University of California, Riverside.
Hu, whose appointment was approved by UC’s board of regents, will begin in the role on July 15.
“As a nationally recognized institution for academic excellence and social mobility and an engine for innovation and economic opportunity in the state, nation, and world, UC Riverside has immense potential ahead that I believe will put the campus at the forefront of shaping the future of higher education,” Hu said in a statement. “Leading the campus into its next chapter of preeminence and realizing its ambitions is an exciting opportunity for which I am deeply grateful.”…