Comment on Cal State Chancellor Charles B. Reed to retire

The administrator is ending 14 years as head of the 23-campus system, an era of cuts, rising costs, protests over presidents' salaries and clashes with unions.California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced Thursday that he is retiring after 14 years of leading one of the largest public university systems in the nation through a tumultuous period of cutbacks, spiraling tuition and controversy over executive pay.