Protests at the UC Board of Regents meeting led to the detainment of several union activists this morning. More than 10 UCSF Police Department officers moved into the meeting, held at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay campus, and the meeting resumed after a more than 20 minute delay… After the meeting resumed at approximately 9:30 a.m., UC Board of Regents Chair Russell Gould dismissed activists’ claims that UC employees had lost confidence in UC President Mark Yudof. He said the passage of the no-confidence vote against Yudof on Sept. 3 did not reflect systemwide dissatisfaction with Yudof’s leadership, as less than 10 percent of UC employees participated in the vote. "It’s astounding that it gets as much attention as it does," Gould said. "I am placing my confidence in (Yudof) as well as my gratitude."

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by Zach E.J. Williams, The Daily Californian.

Posted: September 16th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.