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The UT System Board of Regents had other plans.
“Little did I know that the search committee for the chancellorship role really wanted to interview me,” Cigarroa said, soon after taking helm of the UT system Feb. 2 — and its 15 institutions and $11.5 billion budget.
“What inspired me to postpone going back into surgery is that this is certainly a higher calling for public service,” Cigarroa said. “In your role as chancellor, if you can enhance education across this great state of Texas, then you are still in the position of saving lives, because education — in my opinion — saves lives. Through improved literacy. Through prevention. Through inspiring students to pursue science that leads to new discoveries.”
