The California State University system is searching for its next chancellor. Timothy White announced Tuesday he’ll retire next June after more than 7 years running the 23-campus system. In an interview with Capital Public Radio, White says he’s leaving the university “as stable and focused” as ever — on students: White: “Everything that should have moved up during the last several years has moved up.” Graduation rate, enrollment, even state budget funding — thanks in large part to California’s economic recovery after the Great Recession. Tuition, on the other hand, only went up once. White: “This would be a good time when we’re doing well to change out the chancellor — rather than waiting to a time when there may be economic distress or other wheels wobbling, if you will, and then making many changes at once.” Earlier this year, a scalding state audit criticized the CSU for amassing $ 1.5 billion in reserves. But the chancellor accused the auditor of mischaracterizing why the reserves
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