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Mark G. Yudof

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Mark G. Yudof
Mark G. Yudof

Mark G. Yudof was appointed chancellor of The University of Texas System by the Board of Regents becoming the ninth chancellor of the UT System on August 1, 2002.

He came to the chancellor's office from the University of Minnesota, where he is president emeritus, having led the university since July 1997. Previously, he was a faculty member and administrator at UT Austin for 26 years, serving as dean of the School of Law from 1984 to 1994 and as the university's executive vice president and provost from 1994 to 1997.

His career at UT Austin began in 1971, when he was appointed an assistant professor of law. He has continued to teach throughout his administrative career.

While on the law faculty at UT Austin, he also served periods as a visiting professor at the law schools at the University of Michigan and the University of California at Berkeley, and he conducted research as a visiting fellow at the University of Warwick in England.

Yudof is an authority on constitutional law, freedom of expression, and education law. He has written and edited books on free speech and gender discrimination, including four editions of his co-authored book, "Educational Policy and the Law".

He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the American Law Institute and director of HealthTronics, Inc. He recently completed a two-year term on the Advisory Board of the National Institute for Literacy at the U.S. Department of Education. Currently, he serves as a member of The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, an appointment President George W. Bush made on February 13.

Yudof earned an LL.B. degree (cum laude) in 1968 from the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also earned a B.A. degree (cum laude with honors in political science) in 1965. He was awarded the Alumni Award of Merit (2001) and the prestigious James Wilson Award (2004) by the University of Pennsylvania Law School for his many years of service and contributions to the legal community.

As chancellor, Yudof is the chief administrative officer of one of the nation's largest higher education systems with an annual operating budget of $9.6 billion (FY 2006). The UT System confers one-third of the state's undergraduate degrees and educates three-fourths of the state's health care professionals annually. With more than 76,000 employees, the UT System one of the largest employers in the state.

Chancellor Yudof's wife, Judy, is the former international president of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. She was the first woman to serve in that capacity in the organization's 89-year history. In 1993, Mark and Judy Yudof were co-recipients of the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award.

The Yudofs live at Bauer House, the chancellor's official residence, in the Tarrytown section of Austin.

email: chancellor@utsystem.edu