Why janet napolitano resigned

In , for instance, she and the university's Board of Regents filed a suit in federal court against the Department of Homeland Security in defense of students covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. In the regents criticized her office's involvement in editing and managing statements made regarding an audit of the system.

Two of her office aides resigned in wake of the surveys related to the audit being tampered. In spring of last year, Napolitano announced that she wanted to guarantee admissions to academically eligible community college students. Following the Varsity Blues scandal this year, UC under Napolitano adopted a new system for preventing admissions fraud.

I knew that the reach of the university was long, but I did not understand that it was also deep," Napolitano wrote after her first year as UC president. I have held true to this statement, and what I know now is just how important this advocacy is. The fundamental responsibility of the president of the University of California is to make the connection between the institution and the people it serves -- not just students, not just professors or staff members, but all of society.

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Janet Napolitano, the first woman to lead the UC system, will resign Aug. By Teresa Watanabe Staff Writer. California Education. Teresa Watanabe. Follow Us twitter instagram email facebook. Subscribers Are Reading. Lifestyle For Subscribers.

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