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Straw into Gold? More Positive Spinning on the New UC Prez

Byuclafaculty

An earlier post noted that there seemed to be some effort at positive spinning on the Regents selection of the new UC president.  The latest example appears in the LA Times as the headline below suggests:

As Arizona governor, Napolitano put higher education on agenda

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-napolitano-gov-20130722,0,5155679,full.story

Of course, there are some dangers in such spinning efforts:
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