UC Davis Chancellor Placed on Leave Over "Missteps"

Source: Associated Press

UC Davis Chancellor Placed on Leave Over "Missteps"

By lisa leff, associated press

·SAN FRANCISCO — Apr 28, 2016, 12:16 AM ET

The chancellor of the University of California's Davis campus has been put on leave amid an uproar over her service on corporate boards and the school's hiring of consultants to improve its image online, following the widely criticized pepper spraying of protesters by campus police, the university announced late Wednesday.

UC President Janet Napolitano plans to appoint an independent investigator to determine if Chancellor Linda Katehi ( kah-TAY-hee) violated any university policies with her actions, Napolitano's office said in a statement.

In the meantime, Napolitano has removed Katehi from the post she has held for nearly seven years until the investigation is completed. The campus provost, Ralph Hexter, will fill the chancellor's shoes on an acting basis, the statement said.

"I am deeply disappointed to take this action," Napolitano said in the statement. "But Davis is a strong campus, nationally and internationally renowned in many academic disciplines. I'm confident of the campus's continued ability to thrive and serve California students and the Davis community."


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