Kansas House Committee Plunges Paring Knife Into State’s Public University Budgets

Kansas House committee plunges paring knife into state’s public university budgets

Shawnee Rep. Adam Turk, the Republican chairman of the House Higher Education Budget Committee, gains approval of his package of state university budget adjustments that freeze tuition rates, seeks plans for a 10% cut in central administration spending, withholds $12 million to guarantee demise of DEI in courses and shortens to one year the time allowed for faculty to overcome academic shortcomings before potentially fired. (Photo by Tim Carpent…

House committee plunges paring knife into state's public university budgets - The Iola Register

A Kansas House committee approved a series of cost-cutting measures for the state’s six public universities. TOPEKA — A Kansas House committee recommended a budget for the state’s six public universities that freezes tuition rates, reduces need-based student aid, requires development of plans to lower central administration expenditures by 10% and offers faculty one year instead of two to fix their academic shortcomings before they are potential…