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'''Janet Ann Napolitano''', is  president of the [[University of California]] system since September 2013, shortly after she resigned as [[Secretary of Homeland Security]].
 
'''Janet Ann Napolitano''', is  president of the [[University of California]] system since September 2013, shortly after she resigned as [[Secretary of Homeland Security]].
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Napolitano is a lawyer who served one term as Arizona Attorney General and four years as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.
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Napolitano is a lawyer who began her career in 1983 as a clerk for Judge Mary M. Schroeder of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucop.edu/president/about/index.html|title=Biography of President Napolitano|accessdate=February 9, 2016}}</ref> She served one term as Arizona Attorney General and four years as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.
 
<ref>http://azgovernor.gov/BioJN.asp Janet Napolitano - Governor of Arizona Bio</ref> She then served as Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009. She served as [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] in the [[Obama Administration]] from 2009 to 2013.
 
<ref>http://azgovernor.gov/BioJN.asp Janet Napolitano - Governor of Arizona Bio</ref> She then served as Governor of Arizona from 2003 to 2009. She served as [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] in the [[Obama Administration]] from 2009 to 2013.
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While Governor, Napolitano chaired the [[National Governors Association]]. She is the past chair of the Western Governors’ Association.
 
While Governor, Napolitano chaired the [[National Governors Association]]. She is the past chair of the Western Governors’ Association.
 
==University of California==
 
==University of California==
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As President of the University of California system, Napolitano supervises all of the campuses, which have their own administrations.  Under her administration, the University implemented a computer surveillance system.<ref>[http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/02/07/same-old-dog-same-old-tricks-university-president-janet-napolitano-caught-spying-on-university-staff/ Same Old Dog, Same Old Tricks: University President, JANET NAPOLITANO, Caught Spying on University Staff], Clarice Palmer</ref>.<ref name="Cal professors fear UC bosses will snoop on them">{{cite web|title=Cal professors fear UC bosses will snoop on them|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Cal-professors-fear-UC-bosses-will-snoop-on-them-6794646.php|website=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref> Critics fear that this hardware can be used to monitor all network traffic, including academics' emails. Despite internal criticism, the decision to install the monitoring hardware was kept secret until January 2016, when a number of professors challenged it in a public letter.<ref name="UCOP Ordered Spyware Installed on UC Data Networks">{{cite web|title=UCOP Ordered Spyware Installed on UC Data Networks|url=http://utotherescue.blogspot.nl/2016/01/ucop-ordered-spyware-installed-on-uc.html|website=Remaking the University|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>
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As President of the University of California system, Napolitano supervises all of the campuses, which have their own administrations. The UC system started several initiatives when she became president.  The UC Global Food Initiative seeks to improve the world's food supply, and provides scholarships for students studying these problems.  Faculty will be encouraged to commercialize technology with a new internal UC venture capital fund. UC will become carbon-neutral by 2025.  The process for students transferring from California Community Colleges was streamlined.  The UC Mexico Initiative strengthens ties with Universities in Mexico. Finally, Napolitano has committed $5 million per year to assist undocumented students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucop.edu/president/_files/first-year-activity-accomplishment-summary.pdf|format=PDF|title=President Napolitano’s first year: Summary of activities and accomplishments|date=Sept. 28, 2014|accessdate=February 8, 2016}}</ref>
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Under her administration, the University implemented a computer surveillance system.<ref>[http://www.dcclothesline.com/2016/02/07/same-old-dog-same-old-tricks-university-president-janet-napolitano-caught-spying-on-university-staff/ Same Old Dog, Same Old Tricks: University President, JANET NAPOLITANO, Caught Spying on University Staff], Clarice Palmer</ref><ref name="Cal professors fear UC bosses will snoop on them">{{cite web|title=Cal professors fear UC bosses will snoop on them|url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Cal-professors-fear-UC-bosses-will-snoop-on-them-6794646.php|website=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref> Critics fear that this hardware can be used to monitor all network traffic, including academics' emails. Despite internal criticism, the decision to install the monitoring hardware was kept secret until January 2016, when a number of professors challenged it in a public letter.<ref name="UCOP Ordered Spyware Installed on UC Data Networks">{{cite web|title=UCOP Ordered Spyware Installed on UC Data Networks|url=http://utotherescue.blogspot.nl/2016/01/ucop-ordered-spyware-installed-on-uc.html|website=Remaking the University|accessdate=February 6, 2016}}</ref>
 
==References==
 
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