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S. Jack Hu has been named UC Riverside’s next chancellor.
Currently the senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, Hu’s appointment was approved May 29 by the University of California Board of Regents during a special meeting in Sacramento, according to a statement on UC Riverside’s website.
Hu is scheduled to begin working as chancellor July 15. He will replace Kim Wilcox, who is retiring after spending 12 years in charge of the university.
“In Provost Hu we have found an energetic leader with an unwavering commitment to academic excellence, student achievement, and community engagement,” said Dr. Steven W. Cheung, chair of the UC Faculty Academic Senate, in the statement. “His experience supporting the interests of students and faculty for the betterment of universities and communities across the country gives me great confidence that he will advance UC Riverside to its next great chapter.”
Hu joined the University of Georgia as provost in 2019, following his tenure at the University of Michigan, where he began his academic journey as a graduate student in 1985. He was Michigan’s university’s vice president for research before leaving for Georgia in 2019.
A native of Hunan Province, China, Hu will be UC Riverside’s 10th chancellor.
