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.
The site in the west San Fernando Valley includes a 260-bed community hospital with seven operating rooms and a free-standing ambulatory surgery center.