Regental Surprise

...but it's not clear the Regents like being surprised.

From the Matier & Ross column of the San Francisco Chronicle:

University of California regents were a bit taken aback by a surprise conference call informing them that UC President Janet Napolitano was hospitalized for complications from her treatment for cancer.

“It was even more surprising to hear that she had been undergoing treatment for months,” said one regent, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The call came from Monica Lozano, chairwoman of the board, who had been kept informed about Napolitano’s cancer treatment since she was diagnosed in August. Regents got the call Tuesday, shortly before UC went public with the news...

Full column at http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Napolitano-s-cancer-treatment-took-UC-regents-10872894.php