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Michael V. Drake

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Michael Drake
Drake in 2018
21st President of the University of California
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2020
Preceded byJanet Napolitano
15th President of The Ohio State University
In office
June 30, 2014 – June 30, 2020
Preceded byJoseph A. Alutto
Succeeded byKristina M. Johnson
5th Chancellor of the University of California, Irvine
In office
July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2014
Preceded byRalph J. Cicerone
Succeeded byHoward Gillman
Personal details
Born
Michael Vincent Drake

(1950-07-09) July 9, 1950 (age 74)
New York City, New York, U.S.
SpouseBrenda Drake
EducationSacramento City College
Stanford University (BA)
University of California, San Francisco (MD)

Michael Vincent Drake (born July 9, 1950)[1] is an American university administrator and physician who is the 21st president of the University of California. Earlier, from 2014 to June 2020, he was the 15th president of Ohio State University. He was the chancellor of the University of California, Irvine from 2005 to 2014, and has also served as vice president for health affairs for the University of California system. He is the first African American to head The Ohio State University and the University of California.

Early life and education

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Michael V. Drake was born in New York City and raised in Englewood, New Jersey, and Sacramento, California.[2] He is the son of a doctor and a social worker. His mother graduated from East High School in Youngstown, Ohio, before attending college in Baltimore. The family lived in Baltimore, Nashville, Tennessee, New York, and New Jersey before settling in Northern California. He graduated from C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento, California in 1967.[3] During college summers in the early 1970s, he worked at the original Tower Records.[4]

Drake attended Sacramento City College from 1967 to 1969. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1974 and a Doctor of Medicine and residency training from the University of California, San Francisco in 1975. He completed an Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2005.[5][6]

Career

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Drake spent more than two decades on the faculty of the UCSF School of Medicine, ultimately becoming the Steven P. Shearing Professor of Ophthalmology and senior associate dean. He then served for five years as vice president for health affairs for the University of California system. From July 2005 to June 2014, Drake served as chancellor of the University of California, Irvine. He also served as a professor of ophthalmology (School of Medicine) and Education (School of Education).[7]

University of California, Irvine chancellorship

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In 2005, Drake was appointed as the fifth chancellor of the University of California, Irvine (UCI). He officially began his term on July 1, 2005.[8][9] His annual $350,000 salary remained unchanged from his previous position at the Office of the President.[dead link] As of 2010 he earned $374,969.32.[10]

Ohio State University presidency

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On January 30, 2014, the Ohio State University Board of Trustees named Drake as the 15th president of Ohio State University. He began his tenure at the university on June 30, 2014.[11] At the time of his appointment, he was part of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the board of directors of NCAA Division I.[12]

In 2017, Dr. Drake led the establishment of the Ohio State Tuition Guarantee, which freezes tuition, mandatory fees, housing and dining for four years for incoming, in-state freshmen. He also increased the value of Ohio State Land Grant Opportunity Scholarships to cover the full cost of attendance while doubling the size of the program in 2018.[13] In March 2015, Drake was appointed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board in Ohio.[14] In November 2019, the university announced that Drake would retire in 2020.[15]

University of California presidency

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On July 7, 2020, Drake was selected as the 21st president of the University of California system, making him the first Black president in UC's 152-year history.[16] On July 31, 2024, Drake announced that he would step down from his role as President of the University of California at the conclusion of the 2024-2025 academic year with plans to join the University of California faculty thereafter.[17]

Personal life

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Drake is married to Brenda Drake. An alumna of Stanford and Berkeley Law, Brenda Drake is an attorney and has served as a director or trustee of organizations focused on education, international health, finance, civil rights and the arts, including the National Urban League, City Arts & Lectures in San Francisco, San Francisco University High School and Golden Gate Bank.[18] She is a director emerita and former board chair of Engender Health Inc., an international women's health organization, and is currently a trustee of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.[19][20] Drake and his wife have two adult sons and four grandchildren.

Drake's first job was working at Tower Records. He is quoted as saying he has a "passion for music, which is still a hobby today".[21] In 2015, Drake was appointed to the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. He has had a lifelong interest in music (notably rock and jazz), plays guitar, and teaches an undergraduate course on the music of the civil rights movement.[22]

Awards and honors

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  • In 2017, he and his wife, Brenda, were awarded the 10th Annual King Arts Legends & Legacies Award as well as the University of California-Irvine Medal, joining past honorees ranging from U.S. presidents to Ella Fitzgerald.[23]
  • Member of the Columbus Partnership[24]
  • Michael J. Hogan Award (laboratory science)[25]

Professional decisions

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Chemerinsky firing and rehiring

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See also: University of California, Irvine School of Law § Chemerinsky hiring controversy

Drake's first major firing scandal was to fire the Dean of the UCI law school, Erwin Chemerinsky. After Chemerinsky signed a contract on September 4, 2007, Drake rescinded the offer because he felt the law professor's commentaries were "polarizing"; Drake claimed the decision was his own and not the subject of any outside influence.[26]

The action was criticized by both liberal and conservative scholars who felt it hindered the academic mission of the law school and violated principles of academic freedom. Few believed Drake's claims that it was not the result of outside influence.[26][27] The issue was the subject of an editorial in The New York Times on September 14, 2007.[28] Details emerged revealing that UCI had received criticism on the hire from the California Supreme Court's then-Chief Justice Ronald M. George, who criticized Chemerinsky's grasp of death penalty appeals, as well as a group of prominent local Republicans who wanted to stop the appointment, including Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich. Drake traveled over a weekend to meet with Chemerinsky in Durham, North Carolina, where Chemerinsky was a professor at the Duke University School of Law at the time, and the two reached an agreement.[29] On September 17, Chemerinsky issued a joint press release with Drake indicating that Chemerinsky would head the UCI law school.[30] On September 20, 2007, Chemerinsky's hire was formally approved by the Regents of the University of California.[31] In 2014, Chemerinsky said that he and Drake had since reconciled.[32]

Waters firing

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Drake fired Ohio State marching band director Jon Waters on July 24, 2014,[33] after a university investigation found that the band's "sexualized culture" was "inconsistent with the University's values and Title IX requirements". The university stated that there were "serious cultural issues and an environment conducive to sexual harassment within the Marching Band", and that the band director "was aware or reasonably should have known about" it.[34] Waters sued for reinstatement, accusing the university, Drake, and a provost of discriminating against him by disciplining him differently than a female employee and denying him due process.[35][36][37][38] Drake has stood by his decision to terminate Waters as marching band director.[39] As of January 2015, the university had spent nearly $1 million in defense of the decision and subsequent actions.[40]

References

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  1. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  2. ^ "Michael V. Drake (2005-2014)". UCI Special Collections & Archives. University of California, Irvine. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Morrar, Sawsan (July 8, 2020). "From McClatchy High School to University of California president: A Q&A with Michael V. Drake". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Michael V. Drake, M.D." (PDF). The Ohio State University. August 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Drake, Michael V. (July 6, 2020). "CURRICULUM VITAE – Michael V. Drake, M.D." (PDF). University of California. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "Biography of President Drake | UCOP". University of California Office of the President. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Drake, Michael V. (2019). "Buckeye Nation: An Interview with Michael V. Drake, M.D., President, The Ohio State University" (Interview). Interviewed by LEADERS Magazine.
  8. ^ UC Regents (May 26, 2005). "UC vice president named new UC Irvine chancellor". Today@UCI. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  9. ^ Spitzer, Anna Lynn (May 27, 2005). "UC Irvine Names, Meets New Chancellor". California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  10. ^ The Sacramento Bee (February 2, 2012). "State Worker Salary Search". University of California, Irvine. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  11. ^ Yost, Denise (January 30, 2014). "Ohio State Announces Dr. Michael Drake As New President". NBC4i.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  12. ^ Farkas, Karen (January 31, 2014). "Ohio State University's new president, Dr. Michael Drake, 'honored, excited' with post". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  13. ^ "Michael V. Drake, MD". The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  14. ^ Yarborough, Chuck (March 13, 2015). "Rock Hall adds 3 to board of trustees, including OSU president and former Browns exec". Cleveland.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  15. ^ Baird, Nathan (November 21, 2019). "Ohio State president Michael V. Drake plans to retire in 2020". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  16. ^ Asimov, Nanette (July 7, 2020). "UC names first Black president. Michael Drake, former Ohio State leader, picked to replace Janet Napolitano". SF Chronicle. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  17. ^ "Letter to the UC community from President Michael V. Drake, M.D."
  18. ^ Summer Cartwright (March 5, 2018). "Brenda Drake is Avant-garde and Cool". The Lantern.
  19. ^ "Former Chancellor Michael Drake, Brenda Drake to Receive UCI Medal". UCI Zotline. University of California, Irvine. March 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  20. ^ "BAMFA Board of Trustees". bampfa.org. September 11, 2015.
  21. ^ Gest, Jayne (November 27, 2017). "Dr. Michael V. Drake drives future success at The Ohio State University". Smart Business Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  22. ^ "Ohio State University President Michael V. Drake appointed to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Board of Trustees". Ohio State News. Ohio State University. March 12, 2015.
  23. ^ "Dr. Michael V. Drake | The Ohio State University President". The Ohio State University. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  24. ^ "Michael V. Drake, M.D." Columbus Partnership. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  25. ^ "Michael V. Drake". The Conversation. April 28, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  26. ^ a b Therolf, Garrett; Weinstein, Henry (September 13, 2007). "UC Irvine post is taken from liberal legal scholar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  27. ^ Parsons, Dana (September 13, 2007). "Excuse for UCI's fumble isn't good enough". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  28. ^ "A Bad Beginning in Irvine". The New York Times. September 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
  29. ^ Therolf, Garrett; Paddock, Richard C. (September 18, 2007). "Law dean is rehired as furor goes on". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  30. ^ Drake, Michael V.; Chemerinsky, Erwin (September 17, 2007). "Statement From Chemerinsky & Drake". OC Blog. Archived from the original on October 29, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  31. ^ "Erwin Chemerinsky named founding dean of UC Irvine's Donald Bren School of Law". UC Irvine Today. September 20, 2007. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  32. ^ Rivera, Carla (January 30, 2014). "UC Irvine chancellor takes top job at Ohio State". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  33. ^ "Ohio State band controversy puts university in spotlight again". Fox News. Associated Press. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  34. ^ Lesmerises, Doug (January 12, 2019). "Ohio State fires band director Jon Waters over 'environment conducive to sexual harassment'". Cleveland.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  35. ^ Binkley, Collin (September 27, 2014). "Fired band director Waters sues OSU". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  36. ^ "Alum: Claim vs. director 'absurd'". ESPN. Associated Press. August 11, 2014. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  37. ^ Yost, Denise (August 19, 2014). "NBC4 Fact Checks OSU President's Remarks About TBDBITL Report". NBC4i. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  38. ^ Yost, Denise (August 18, 2014). "Did Ohio State's Band Investigation Follow Best Practices?". NBC4i. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  39. ^ Yost, Denise (August 13, 2014). "OSU President Closes Door To Rehiring Band Director". NBC4i. Archived from the original on September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  40. ^ Binkley, Collin (January 24, 2015). "Ohio State bills for band investigation and defense pushing $1 million". Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
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