Seen at the Daily Clog: UC president Robert Dynes' quick fall from power at the top of one of the world's most prestigious public university systems was likely not his decision, the SF Chronicle's Matier and Ross write, citing unnamed sources:
Board Chairman Richard Blum met with the 64-year-old Dynes over dinner at Trader Vic's in Emeryville three weeks ago to tell him the regents had grown impatient with his lack of progress in reforming a dysfunctional university hierarchy, the sources said.
Dynes, who has been criticized by state lawmakers for UC's practice of handing out hidden perks and bonuses to top executives, offered to step down next year. Blum, however, told him it would be better if he did it sooner rather than later.
No surprise here. Just about every major "resignation" in the U.S. in recent years has been presented as a voluntary move but in many cases it's safe to say it was not. Blogger Cindy Mosqueda, a UCLA graduate student, has more on what the Dynes' "resignation" means for the UC-CSU Compact with the governor, at Loteria Chicana. * Previously, "Corporate scientist Dynes resigns at UC Inc."
* Image above from a demonstration at Sproul Plaza courtesy of Loteria Chicana.