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Regents approve Dennis Assanis as UC Santa Barbara chancellor, set $880,000 base salary
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The University of California Board of Regents voted to appoint Dr. Dennis Assanis as chancellor of UC Santa Barbara, approving an annual base salary of $880,000 and confirming his expected start date of Sept. 1.
The University of California Board of Regents on Thursday approved the appointment of Dr. Dennis Assanis as chancellor of UC Santa Barbara, setting an annual base salary of $880,000 and listing an effective start date on or about Sept. 1, 2025. The appointment was moved by Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis and approved by roll call.
The action follows a nationwide search and campus input collected by the search advisory committee, which the regents said led them to Assanis, who has served as president of the University of Delaware since February 2016. In remarks read to the board, President Michael Drake said he and President-designate Mike Mills concur that Assanis is “the best person to shape the next chapter for UC Santa Barbara” and cited…
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