Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
Félix Matos Rodríguez | |
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| 8th Chancellor of the City University of New York | |
| Assumed office May 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | James Milliken |
| Personal details | |
| Born | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
Félix V. Matos Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican academic administrator, currently the eighth Chancellor of The City University of New York (CUNY), the largest urban public university system in the United States. A historian, professor, author and noted Puerto Rican scholar, Matos Rodríguez previously served as president of two CUNY colleges and as a cabinet secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs. He assumed the post of Chancellor of CUNY on May 1, 2019, becoming the first Hispanic to lead the university.