Sure, Californians have been heading to Texas for years, but this time a notable Lone Star State resident is reversing that traditional course . James B. Milliken, who served for nearly seven years as the 12th chancellor of the University of Texas, has been named president of the University of California.

The University of California has announced that James B. Milliken will be the next president of the system. Milliken comes to the role from the University of Texas.

James Milliken will take over the system of nearly 300,000 students at a time when the Trump administration is targeting the nation's elite universities