From $20M budget cuts to a Magic 8-Ball, a look at KU’s interim provost - Kathy Hanks, LJ World

Less than a week into the new position, Provost Lejuez began studying the budget and very quickly became convinced the university was in a crisis. With the approval from the chancellor and the budget office, there needed to be a $20 million budget cut to get finances in line. Over the past six months, this has become a huge focus for Lejuez. He spends a lot of his time meeting with faculty and staff on ways they can make the necessary cuts to their budgets. He has been hosting monthly town hall meetings to answer questions from frustrated faculty, students and staff worried about how the cuts will affect them. He says he wants to provide full transparency regarding the details of the cuts and the budget. One thing Lejuez is not, Luckey said, is a placeholder. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/2018/dec/03/from-20m-budget-cuts-to-a-magic-8-ball-a-look-at-kus-interim-provost/