For the first time in five years, Mark Yudof will wake up Monday a free man. No longer will the outgoing UC president have to deal with angry accusations of screwing over students or unfairly bargaining with unions or ignoring the cries of protesters...
The son of an electrician, Yudof completed his
undergraduate education in just three years at the University of
Pennsylvania and worked part time to pay for school, something he said
has helped him better relate to the average worker. Many of his detractors, however, may not be aware of his
humble past. During an hourlong interview with the Daily Californian,
Yudof recalled meeting with a group of union representatives who accused
him of not understanding the struggles of working a physically
demanding job. “I looked at them and I said, ‘You know, I think I do
understand, because when I went to undergraduate school at the
University of Pennsylvania, I pushed gurneys for three years,’” Yudof
said. “Otherwise, I would not have been able to afford to be there.”...
Full story at http://www.dailycal.org/2013/09/29/wading-grand-narrative-yudof-legacy/
In summary:
Of course, his successor may be underappreciated this evening after a day on the job if the UCLA Undergraduate Students Assn. votes in favor of the non-confidence resolution at:
http://usac.ucla.edu/documents/resolutions/Napolitano%20Resolution.pdf
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