3 Strikes and She's Sort of Out

UC Prez Napolitano has put UC-Davis Chancellor Katehi on paid leave while an investigation goes forward into three charges, only one of which relates to the Internet clean-up affair and none of which relates to the DeVry/board membership affair.

The charges are 1) nepotism violations related to campus employment of close relatives, 2) greater involvement in the Internet clean-up than had been represented, and 3) a whistleblower complaint involving misdirection of student fees. (Exactly what #3 entails is not clear.)

The charges are contained in a letter from Napolitano to Katehi:
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article74371162.ece/BINARY/UC%20President%20Janet%20Napolitano%20letter%20to%20UC%20Davis%20Chancellor%20Linda%20Katehi

This is the kind of matter that usually gets resolved with money changing hands:*

Katehi attorney Melinda Guzman** issued a statement following the announcement that called Napolitano’s move “entirely unjustified.”

“This smacks of scapegoating and a rush to judgment driven purely by political optics, not the best interests of the university or the UC system as a whole,” Guzman wrote. “The Chancellor welcomes an independent, objective investigation and a full release of all relevant documents and public records.

“Make no mistake: we intend to vigorously defend Linda’s professional reputation and her standing as Chancellor of the university she loves.”

Source: http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article74181532.html

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*In the end, the pepper spray cop got $38 K. Source:

http://www.sfgate.com/politics/joegarofoli/article/UC-Davis-pepper-spray-officer-awarded-38-000-4920773.php
**Guzman is a former trustee of the UC-Davis Foundation:
http://www.mgpc-law.com/index.php?lawfirm=legal-attorney-profile