The first president of the UT System’s reimagined campus in San Antonio will have a familiar face.

According to a Wednesday news release, the university system named Taylor Eighmy as the first president of the new UT San Antonio, which is a result of a merger between the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio).

The UT System previously announced the merger of both schools into one university in August 2024.

“President Eighmy has guided the integration process with remarkable leadership, and he and his team have created great enthusiasm among both campuses and across the San Antonio community,” UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife said, in part. “We are proud of President Eighmy and

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