Dr. Timothy P. White

Timothy P. White, the eighth chancellor of UC Riverside, has seen the campus grow to more than 20,000 students for the first time in its history. Soon after his appointment, he formed a committee of 144 faculty, staff and community members to forge a strategic plan that will act as a guiding document for UCR’s next stage of development as a major player among first-rate research institutions. He has also implemented the foundation of a UCR School of Medicine by hiring the school’s first dean.

White came to UC Riverside in 2008 after serving as the University of Idaho's 16th president from 2004-2008. Through his leadership, the University of Idaho established a vision and strategic direction to further the University's role as the state's land-grant and flagship research university. Part of that plan entailed reinvesting resources in support of five key academic priorities: science and technology, liberal arts and sciences, entrepreneurial innovation, the environment, and sustainable design and lifestyle.

Prior to joining the University of Idaho, White served Oregon State University as provost and executive vice president, with an interim appointment as president. He previously held positions as professor and chair of the Department of Human Biodynamics at the University of California, Berkeley, and as professor and chair of the Department of Movement Science and research scientist in the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan.

White received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and spent two years as a post-doctoral scholar in physiology at the University of Michigan before starting his academic career at Ann Arbor. He is internationally recognized for his work in muscle plasticity, injury and aging.

Timothy White was born in Argentina. His parents immigrated to Canada and then to California when he was young. White is a first-generation college graduate. He is married to Karen White and has four sons.