Monday, September 19, 2016

Daunting challenges face KU and all of higher education - Peter Hancock, Lawrence Journal-World

Funding cuts imposed on Kansas colleges and universities, and the threat of even more cuts to come, pose a serious threat to higher education in the state, and particularly to the University of Kansas, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said this week. But she said financial issues are not the only challenges facing universities. Growing racial tensions and an increasing number of complaints over sexual assaults against women on campuses are also forcing university administrators to look at fundamental changes in the way they do business, Gray-Little said. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/sep/11/gray-little-ku-and-all-higher-education-facing-ste/