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University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Resigns Post

University of California President Janet Napolitano said she accepted UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirk's resignation Tuesday.

UC Berkeley's chancellor has resigned his post after critics alleged he was too lenient when handling sexual harassment cases involving high-profile faculty members.

University of California President Janet Napolitano said she accepted UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirk's resignation Tuesday.

Napolitano said Dirks plans to stay on until a new successor is named and in place. She says a committee will be immediately formed to begin a global search for a new chancellor.

In a message to the campus community, Dirks says he plans to become a full-time professor at the university.

He has been on the job three years. In one case, a faculty member received only a temporary pay cut and orders to undergo counseling as punishment following an investigation that substantiated claims that he repeatedly kissed and touched a subordinate.

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