Hunt, who since September 2022 has served UCLA’s executive vice chancellor and provost, assumed the role of interim chancellor of the university today, Aug. 1.
The announcement that Dr. Frenk will be UCLA’s next chancellor has elicited widespread praise across the community, academia, government and the media.
Valenzuela spoke about his plans for the division, the importance of public engagement and how his early job at a carwash instilled a work ethic that still drives him.