Juan Sánchez Muñoz

Juan Sánchez Muñoz
Juan Sánchez Muñoz
	Muñoz in 2020
4th Chancellor of the University of California, Merced
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2020
Preceded by	Dorothy Leland
19th President of University of Houston-Downtown
	In office; 2017–2020
Personal details
Education	University of California, Santa Barbara (BA); California State University, Los Angeles (MA); University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1986–1992 (reserve)
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	Operation Desert Storm
Awards	National Defense Service Medal
Academic background
Thesis	Re-examining the margins of public education: New models of analysis of alternative education for at -risk students (2001)
Doctoral advisors	Peter McLaren; Kris Gutiérrez;
Academic work
Discipline	Education
Institutions	California State University, Fullerton; East Los Angeles College; Pacific Oaks College; Whittier College; University of Houston–Downtown; University of California, Merced;

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Juan Sánchez Muñoz (born 1967) is the fourth chancellor for the University of California, Merced. He is the school's first Hispanic chancellor. Previously, he served as president of the University of Houston - Downtown.

He is the son of farm workers, and a California native.

He is on the board of directors for numerous community and nonprofit organizations, including the Excelencia in Education, Gallo Center for the Arts, Bay Area Council, and the Yosemite Conservancy. He has served pn the California Governors Council for Post-Secondary Education on the Fresno K-16 Collaborative, which aims to increase the number of undergraduate/graduate degrees earned by residents in the Greater Fresno area.

Muñoz served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves, and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.