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March 17, 2016

UC Davis Students Stage Sit-in to Demand Chancellor Resign
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Meanwhile, at the University of California, Davis, a student sit-in
outside the chancellor's office is entering its sixth day. The students
are demanding Chancellor Linda Katehi resign over her involvement with
private corporate boards, including the for-profit college De Vry
University, the expensive textbook maker Wiley & Sons and the
controversial Saudi school King Abdulaziz University, which has been
accused of paying for affiliations with top professors in efforts to
boost its global rankings. Protesting graduate student Brandon Buchanan
spoke from the sit-in.

Brandon Buchanan: "We, the occupiers of Mrak Hall, call for the
resignation and/or firing of Linda B. Katehi, our chancellor. This
chancellor has proven time and time again, from De Vry University to
King Abdulaziz University to Wiley & Sons textbook co., that she doesn't
make decisions based on student interests. This isn't new for her. This
is old hat. She has a long history, dating back to 2011 with the
pepper-spray incident, of putting her own interests over the interests
of students."

Topics:California Student Protests

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