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Students make their way through the Sather Gate near Sproul Plaza on the University of California, Berkeley, campus on March 29 in Berkeley, Calif.

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University of California will waive tuition and fees for many Native American students

11:44am April 28, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

The program applies to undergraduate and graduate students who are members of federally recognized Native American, American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and will begin in the fall.

Dr. Michael Drake was named the President of the University of California system on Tuesday. He takes over a sprawling system that includes 10 campuses and more than 280,000 students.

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Michael Drake Will Be The First Black President In U.C. System's 152-Year History

1:28pm July 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Michael Drake, a physician, previously served as the president of The Ohio State University. He was unanimously approved by the University of California Board of Regents on Tuesday.