Juan Sánchez Muñoz
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California State University, Los Angeles (MA)
University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)[1]
United States Marine CorpsJuan Sánchez Muñoz | |
|---|---|
 Muñoz in 2020 | |
| 4th Chancellor of the University of California, Merced | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Dorothy Leland |
| 19th President of University of Houston-Downtown | |
| In office 2017–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) California State University, Los Angeles (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)[1] |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1986–1992 (reserve) |
| Rank |  Sergeant |
| Battles/wars | Operation Desert Storm |
| Awards |  National Defense Service Medal |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Re-examining the margins of public education: New models of analysis of alternative education for at -risk students (2001) |
| Doctoral advisors | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Education |
| Institutions | |
Juan Sánchez Muñoz (born 1967[2]) is the fourth chancellor for the University of California, Merced.[3] He is the school's first Hispanic chancellor. Previously, he served as president of the University of Houston - Downtown.[4]
He is the son of farm workers, and a California native.[5][6]
He is on the board of directors for numerous community and nonprofit organizations, including the Excelencia in Education, Gallo Center for the Arts, Bay Area Council, and the Yosemite Conservancy.[3][7][8] He has served pn the California Governors Council for Post-Secondary Education on the Fresno K-16 Collaborative, which aims to increase the number of undergraduate/graduate degrees earned by residents in the Greater Fresno area.[9][10][11]
Muñoz served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves, and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.[12]
