UCI Chancellor Michael Drake receives UC Presidential Medal

Departing leader is lauded for upholding the highest ideals of a university education

UCI Chancellor Michael Drake to fulfill fundraising promise by leading Irvine bike tour

EVENT: UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake will lead about 50 cyclists on a 25-mile tour of the city of Irvine – fulfilling the Promise for Education he made last fall as part of a University of California systemwide scholarship campaign. He earned the most pledges of any participant, bringing in $21,443. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m. […]

Message from Chancellor Michael Drake regarding recent campus protests

I was appalled at the use of force by police against peaceful demonstrators at other campuses as seen in the media over the past few days.   These actions violate our policies and procedures.  Worse than that, they violate the well earned trust that our community has placed in our campus police.  We understand that […]

A June 4 ceremony honoring Chancellor Emeritus Michael V. Drake (right) included campus and community leaders, such as UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman (left).

UCI christens Michael Drake Drive to honor former chancellor

Drake, the current UC president, led campus during era of unprecedented growth

UCI Chancellor Emeritus Michael V. Drake named University of California president

Renowned academic leader shepherded campus though era of unprecedented growth

Chancellor Emeritus Michael Drake and Brenda Drake to receive 2017 UCI Medal

Campus’s highest honor will be bestowed at Lauds & Laurels awards ceremony

Advisory committee named for UC Irvine chancellor search

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Feb. 24, 2014) announced the appointment of an advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives to help in the national search for a new chancellor to lead UC Irvine. Bruce Varner, Board of Regents chair, also appointed five regents to serve. Outgoing Chancellor Michael […]

Promise fulfilled: 50 cyclists join UCI chancellor on tour of Irvine to support higher education

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake led 25-mile tour for campus community members and the public who helped support his Promise for Education pledge.

Chancellor’s Professor Frank LaFerla named new dean of biological sciences

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 23, 2013 – UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake announced today that Frank M. LaFerla has been appointed the Hana & Francisco J. Ayala Dean of the School of Biological Sciences, effective Jan. 1, 2014. LaFerla, Chancellor’s Professor and chair of the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior since 2011, joined UC Irvine in […]

UC Irvine Chancellor Drake urges President Obama to close innovation gap

Deeply concerned about major federal budgets cuts to research and higher education at a time when other nations are steadily increasing investments in those areas, UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake today joined more than 150 other university leaders in calling on Washington to close the innovation deficit.