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The University of California and UC Davis spokespeople did not answer questions Tuesday about the whereabouts and fate of Chancellor Linda Katehi; however, faculty members told KCRA 3 that Katehi has been asked by the UC president to resign.University professors circulated a letter that they sent to state Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, saying that Katehi is being singled out for accepting paid positions on the boards of outside organizations, even though other UC chancellors do the same thing.Some of the same faculty had initially called for Katehi’s resignation, but in the letter, they oppose the idea that Katehi should be forced to resign.“A report has reached us that President (Janet) Napolitano has requested the resignation of UCD Chancellor Katehi,” professors Margaret Ferguson and David Simpson wrote in the letter to Wolk. “We urge you to do everything in your power to stop it and to set going a system-wide review.”Meanwhile, spokespeople for the campus and for Napolitano’s office did not provide answers when asked by KCRA 3 Tuesday if Katehi is still employed by UC."I have no information at this time, but I will share with you anything I learn," said Dana Topousis, a spokeswoman for UC Davis.A spokesman for Napolitano also said he did not have information.Katehi has been under fire for weeks, ever since it was revealed that she accepted board positions with DeVry University and with a textbook publisher. Later, it was learned that Katehi’s administration paid nearly $200,000 to consulting firms to bury online stories about a 2011 incident when campus police pepper-sprayed students during a protest.Also on Tuesday, the chancellor cancelled an interview scheduled Wednesday with the Capitol Public Radio program, “Insight.”The cancellation was abrupt, said Capital Public Radio’s chief content officer, Joe Barr. Barr said no reason was given for the cancellation, but that the radio station will try to reschedule the interview.In a recent meeting with the editorial board of The Sacramento Bee, Katehi was apologetic and conceded to mistakes.The chancellor was not on the UC Davis campus Tuesday. A campus spokesperson could not say where she was.Wolk’s staff said they had no knowledge of Katehi’s fate Tuesday.A spokesman said the senator had no comment on the letter sent by the professors.In a previous statement, Wolk had supported Katehi’s desire to stay at the university and “restore confidence.”