Awful UC-Davis Chancellor Resigns, Rewarded With Taxpayer-Funded $420k Vacation
10th August 2016
University of California, Davis (UC-Davis), chancellor Linda Katehi has finally resigned her post, after a rocky tenure that included wasting thousands on shady PR campaigns, spending lavishly on “work-related” travel, and taking paid positions on corporate boards without permission. In return for finally leaving, Katehi is being rewarded with what amounts to a year-long, taxpayer-funded $420,000 vacation.
I should have such a job. And she’s not even a Woman of Color.
According to the Los Angeles Times, under the terms of her departure, Katehi will spend a whole year on administrative leave as the school’s “chancellor emeritus,” for which she will receive her entire $424,360 salary. At the end of her year-long leave, Katehi will be guaranteed a tenured faculty post in UC-Davis’ electrical engineering department, along with an interdisciplinary position with the women’s and gender studies department. The school agreed not to pursue any misconduct charges against Katehi, which could have endanger Katehi’s tenure status.
In return for what amounts to a six-figure yearlong vacation along with a guaranteed taxpayer-funded job for life, Katehi agreed not to sue the UC system over her departure.
Democrats investigating Demcrats: Nobody gets fired, nobody goes to jail.