In a joint statement Monday, the heads of the three impacted systems — Yudof, Reed and Scott — suggested cuts to the institutions were counterproductive to economic recovery. "It is clear the governor wants to engage Californians in a full and open discussion about what size of government they are willing to support. As leaders of the state’s three public higher education systems, we are eager to participate in that conversation," the statement reads. "Given the vast demographic shifts underway in California, now is not the time to shrink public higher education, but to grow it. The road to recovery from this recession and prosperity far beyond it runs straight through our many campuses. These universities are the economic engines of California."

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by Jack Stripling , Inside Higher Education.

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