Carol Christ Approved As UC Berkeley Chancellor

BERKELEY, CA — The University of California Board of Regents unanimously approved today the appointment of Carol Christ as UC Berkeley's first woman chancellor.

Christ, who previously served as the president of Smith College, is currently the school's interim executive vice chancellor and provost. When she assumes her new role on July 1, she will be the university's 11th
chancellor.

The board set Christ's annual compensation at $531,939, the same salary as that of current chancellor Nicholas Dirks, who announced in August that he would step down from his position to return to teaching and research once a successor is in place.

In congratulating Christ, board chair Monica Lozano called her a "true champion of diversity and inclusion."

UC President Janet Napolitano, who selected Christ for the position, told the board, "It also helps that she loves the place and the faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community."

— Bay City News; Image via UC Berkeley

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