U. of California’s President, Robert Dynes, to Resign After Tumultuous 5 Years

by E Wayne Ross on August 18, 2007

The Chronicle News Blog: U. of California’s President, Robert Dynes, to Resign After Tumultuous 5 Years

Robert C. Dynes, president of the University of California since 2003, announced today that he would step down in June 2008. During a busy stint as president, Mr. Dynes, a renowned physicist, has faced budget cuts, a compensation scandal, high turnover among campus chancellors, and struggles over maintaining student diversity in the 10-campus system.