San Diego News Fix

Is The Chancellor Of UC San Diego A Bully?

Episode Summary

He's overseen $2.5 billion in new buildings in the past five years. Another $4 billion or so are in the works. Private donations are at an all-time high. So is enrollment, which hit nearly 39,000 last fall. "Pradeep Khosla is the best chancellor UC San Diego has ever had," said Rajesh Gupta, one of the school's computer scientists. "The. Best." Many agree. But midway through his seventh year in office, questions are being raised about Khosla’s management style. Nine current and former employees told the Union-Tribune that a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) investigator asked them in recent months whether Khosla or senior staff had exhibited bullying behavior toward campus employees. Seven of those told the investigator that Khosla can be insulting, demeaning, rude or threatening. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/sd-me-khosla-bullying-20190107-story.html

Episode Notes

He's overseen $2.5 billion in new buildings in the past five years. Another $4 billion or so are in the works. Private donations are at an all-time high. So is enrollment, which hit nearly 39,000 last fall.
"Pradeep Khosla is the best chancellor UC San Diego has ever had," said Rajesh Gupta, one of the school's computer scientists. "The. Best." Many agree. But midway through his seventh year in office, questions are being raised about Khosla’s management style.
Nine current and former employees told the Union-Tribune that a University of California Office of the President (UCOP) investigator asked them in recent months whether Khosla or senior staff had exhibited bullying behavior toward campus employees.
Seven of those told the investigator that Khosla can be insulting, demeaning, rude or threatening.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/education/sd-me-khosla-bullying-20190107-story.html