Former UI President White on reality show in California
Former UI President White on reality show in California

Former University of Idaho President Tim White is adding another position to his resume since leaving Moscow to become chancellor of the University of California, Riverside - reality television star.

White, chancellor at UCR for the past three years, will be featured in the May 1 episode of the CBS series "Undercover Boss." The series features executives donning disguises to work among lower-ranked employees without being recognized.

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White cropped his hair short, and he added a mustache, false teeth and earring to transform into a man named "Pete Weston."

"Seeing the campus from the inside out only strengthened my respect for the way a public research university changes lives and creates value every day," White said in a statement released by UCR. "I was moved and changed as a person and as a leader by this very intense examination of how the place works from the ground level. My decisions as a chancellor will be more thoughtful because of this experience."

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