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====Julio Frenk (2015 until 2024)==== {{Further|Julio Frenk}} On April 13, 2015, the University of Miami announced the appointment of [[Julio Frenk]], former dean of [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health|Harvard University School of Public Health]] and former [[Secretariat of Health (Mexico)|Secretary of Health]] for the [[Federal government of Mexico|government of Mexico]], as the university's sixth president.<ref>[http://www.miami.edu/index.php/about_us/leadership/office_of_the_president/president-elect_dr_julio_frenk/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416185458/http://www.miami.edu/index.php/about_us/leadership/office_of_the_president/president-elect_dr_julio_frenk/|date=April 16, 2015}}</ref> On March 10, 2016, the University of Miami hosted the [[2016 Republican Party presidential primaries|2016 Republican presidential primary]]'s [[2016 Republican Party presidential debates and forums|twelfth and final debate]] at [[Watsco Center|BankUnited Center]] on the university campus, which aired nationally on [[CNN]] and drew 11.9 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/politics/republican-debate-what-to-watch/|title=Republican Debate in Miami: What to Watch|publisher=CNN.com|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=August 9, 2022|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204213410/https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/politics/republican-debate-what-to-watch/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 12, 2024, the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] announced that Frenk would be joining UCLA as the university's [[chancellor (education)|chancellor]] on January 1, 2025.<ref>[https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/press-room/dr-julio-frenk-named-first-latino-chancellor-ucla "Dr. Julio Frenk named first Latino chancellor of UCLA"], [[University of California]], June 12, 2024</ref> The same day, the University of Miami announced that the university's chief executive officer, Joe Echevarria, had been appointed acting president of the University of Miami "effective immediately."<ref>[https://messages.miami.edu/messages/2024/06/06-12-24-message-regarding-president.html University of Miami letter from Manny Kadre, chairman, University of Miami board of trustees, June 12, 2024]</ref> On June 19, 2023, the University of Miami student newspaper, ''[[The Miami Hurricane]]'', labeled Frenk's departure "shocking", and criticized his leadership. "Frenk was rarely a prominent influence on UMβs campus," the student newspaper reported.<ref>[https://themiamihurricane.com/2024/06/19/frenks-choice-to-leave-um-before-the-centennial-is-shocking/ "Frenk's choice to leave UM before the centennial is shocking"], ''[[The Miami Hurricane]]'', June 19, 2024</ref> Under Frenk's nine years of leadership of the University of Miami, the university slipped notably on ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''{{'s}} ranking of national universities, which ranked the university 48th in the nation upon his arrival in 2015<ref>[https://dilemma-x.net/2014/09/09/2015-best-colleges-rankings-u-s-news-world-report/ "2015 best colleges rankings"], ''U.S. News & World Report''</ref> and 67th in the nation upon his departure in 2024.<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities "2024 Best National Universities", ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]''</ref>
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