FULLERTON, CA - Framroze “Fram” Virjee, who has been serving as interim Cal State Fullerton president for more than a year, has been appointed to the position permanently, Cal State University officials announced on Mar 20. CSU Trustee Silas Abrego said the university system conducted a national search that included many exemplary candidates, before selecting Virjee. “It became apparent that the best person to be the next president...
of CSUF was already serving the campus,” said Abrego, chairman of the search committee. “In his time leading CSUF, Fram has demonstrated unbridled energy and passion for the campus and students, and under his leadership CSUF will reach even greater heights.” Virjee was appointed interim president in Jan. 2018 when Mildred Garcia left the position after nearly six years to head the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He will assume his role as the university’s sixth president immediately.
“I am so humbled to have this opportunity,” Virjee, 58, said in an interview. “I had hoped people would see how much I love this place, my enthusiasm for it and my vision for where it could go.” “I am a lot like my students,” Virjee said. “First generation. I am an immigrant. I am the first in my family to go to college. “We view that diversity as a strength we can rely on and lean on to offer better educational programs and more robust community building for our students.” Virjee had been working as executive vice chancellor and general counsel for the California State University system since January 2014 at the time he was appointed to the interim president position by White.
Before that he was a partner for 30 years at O’Melveny & Myers, the oldest law firm in Los Angeles.
Virjee and his wife, Julie, founded a nonprofit, Yambi Rwanda, which works to help the people of Rwanda by providing clean water, adequate nutrition and health care as well as access to education and support for the country’s culture and arts.
Fram and Julie Virjee have three sons and one grandson.
A primary goal moving forward, Virjee said, is to raise the university’s profile in Orange County.
“I want people to know the value of Cal State Fullerton — what an amazing and vibrant place this is,” he said. “This is an institution that is not only a highly rigorous academic institution but is reflective of our community, very diverse and inclusive, and an economic engine for Orange County.”
Virjee graduated summa cum laude, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology from UC Santa Barbara. He earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
“I am so humbled to have this opportunity,” Virjee, 58, said in an interview. “I had hoped people would see how much I love this place, my enthusiasm for it and my vision for where it could go.” “I am a lot like my students,” Virjee said. “First generation. I am an immigrant. I am the first in my family to go to college. “We view that diversity as a strength we can rely on and lean on to offer better educational programs and more robust community building for our students.” Virjee had been working as executive vice chancellor and general counsel for the California State University system since January 2014 at the time he was appointed to the interim president position by White.
Before that he was a partner for 30 years at O’Melveny & Myers, the oldest law firm in Los Angeles.
Virjee and his wife, Julie, founded a nonprofit, Yambi Rwanda, which works to help the people of Rwanda by providing clean water, adequate nutrition and health care as well as access to education and support for the country’s culture and arts.
Fram and Julie Virjee have three sons and one grandson.
A primary goal moving forward, Virjee said, is to raise the university’s profile in Orange County.
“I want people to know the value of Cal State Fullerton — what an amazing and vibrant place this is,” he said. “This is an institution that is not only a highly rigorous academic institution but is reflective of our community, very diverse and inclusive, and an economic engine for Orange County.”
Virjee graduated summa cum laude, earning a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology from UC Santa Barbara. He earned his J.D. cum laude from the University of California Hastings College of the Law.
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