Veteran educator becomes first Latina chancellor of CSU System

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, was named Wednesday the next chancellor of the Long Beach-based California State University, making her the first Latina to lead the 23-campus system.

"The California State University is a powerful engine of change and upward mobility for California and the nation, supporting hundreds of thousands of students in achieving their educational, career and personal aspirations," García said in a statement.

"Dr. García is a highly skilled, dynamic and principled leader who has championed student success -- especially for those students from underrepresented communities -- throughout her long and distinguished career in public higher education," Wenda Fong, chair of the CSU Board of Trustees, said in a statement.

Prior to joining the CSU, García was CEO of Berkeley College, overseeing a six-campus system in New York and New Jersey. She has also held academic and executive positions at Arizona State University; Montclair State University; Pennsylvania State University; Teachers College, Columbia University; and the Hostos, LaGuardia, and City Colleges of the City University of New York.

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