University of California President Janet Napolitano to step down

University of California President Janet Napolitano announced her resignation Wednesday during a UC Board of Regents meeting in Los Angeles.

She will officially step down after the 2019-20 academic year, which will be her seventh year in the job.

“The decision was tough — and this moment, bittersweet — but the time is right,” Napolitano, 61, said in a statement. “With many of my top priorities accomplished and the university on a strong path forward, I feel it’s the ideal time for a leadership transition — an infusion of new energy and fresh ideas at the university.”

Napolitano battled breast cancer in 2016 and 2017, but said she’s now in remission and that the illness didn’t affect her decision to leave. Instead, she cited new Gov. Gavin Newsom and changing leadership on the UC Board of Regents as signals that it was time for her to hand the reins to someone new.

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