University of California president begins job at a difficult time

Mark Yudof is beginning his tenure as president of the 10-campus University of California system in the midst of much-protested student fee increases and anticipated belt-tightening. Yudof, 63, faces a career-defining challenge. He has spent the previous six years as chancellor of the University of Texas system.
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RELATED: In Texas, Yudof reflects as chancellorship ends.
To read The Austin American-Statesman article, click here.