UC Davis Chancellor On Hot Seat Over Board Seats On DeVry, Textbook Company

UC DAVIS (CBS13) — The chancellor of UC Davis is being asked to step down by a Sacramento Assemblyman who says her service on two for-profit boards is a conflict of interest in her leadership role.
Chancellors are allowed to serve on for-profit boards, and it’s encouraged and can be beneficial. But those board seats must be approved, and many call Chancellor Linda Katehi’s choice of companies questionable.
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