University of California President Mark G. Yudof made the following statement today (March 6) after California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott announced his retirement.

"During his long public career, Chancellor Scott has proven to be an unwavering champion of public education in California. As steward of the vital California Community Colleges, he has demonstrated a deep commitment to California's Master Plan for Higher Education, fully dedicated to the idea that, by working together, California's higher education segments have given this state a model for the world to follow. He also has been a courageous and reliable ally in the ongoing struggle to reverse the chronic disinvestment by the state in public higher education. I wish him and Lacreta all the best in retirement."