| Mildred García | |||||||||||||||
| Office: | 9th Chancellor of the California State University System | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | October 1, 2023 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Jolene Koester (acting) | ||||||||||||||
| Office1: | 5th President of California State University, Fullerton | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start1: | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End1: | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor1: | Milton Gordon | ||||||||||||||
| Successor1: | Fram Virjee | ||||||||||||||
| Office2: | 9th President of California State University, Dominguez Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start2: | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End2: | 2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor2: | Boice Bowman | ||||||||||||||
| Successor2: | Willie J. Hagan | ||||||||||||||
| Office3: | 1st President of the Berkeley College System | ||||||||||||||
| Term Start3: | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| Term End3: | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Predecessor3: | Position established | ||||||||||||||
| Successor3: | Rose Mary Healy | ||||||||||||||
| Education: | New York City Community College (AS) Baruch College (BS) New York University (MA) Columbia University (MA, EdD) | ||||||||||||||
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Mildred García is the Chancellor of the California State University system.[1] She is also the former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington, D.C.[2]
García was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[3] She is a first-generation college student.
García earned an A.A.S. from New York City Community College, a B.S. in Business Education from Baruch College, City University of New York, a M.A. in Business Education/Higher Education from New York University; an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University; and a Doctor of Education degree, also from Columbia.
Garcia held academic positions at Arizona State University; Montclair State University; Pennsylvania State University; Teachers College, Columbia University; and at the Hostos, LaGuardia, and City Colleges of City University of New York.[4]
García became the first system-wide president of Berkeley College[5] in 2001 and served until 2007.[6] From 2007 to 2012, García was president of CSU Dominguez Hills—the 11th female president and first Latina president in the California State University system.[7] From 2012 to 2018, she held the post of president of CSU Fullerton.
García was the president of AASCU, a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of 400 public colleges, universities, and systems from 2018 through 2023.[8] She became chancellor of the California State University system on October 1, 2023.[9]