February 3, 2010

Disagreement With Governor Leaves Faculty Position on Cal State's Board Vacant

Disagreement With Governor Leaves Faculty Position on Cal State's Board Vacant 1

Claus Bech, AFP, Getty Images

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has rejected both of the Academic Senate's nominees.

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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California has rejected both of the Academic Senate's nominees.

By Josh Keller

San Francisco

A standoff between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California State University's Academic Senate has left the faculty without a representative on the system's Board of Trustees for seven months during a critical time for the nation's largest university system.

Mr. Schwarzenegger has declined to appoint either of two candidates nominated last year by the Academic Senate. As a result, the faculty trustee position has remained vacant since July, as Cal State has made a

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