Emporia State tells budget committee it has cut deferred maintenance and is shrinking campus footprint Emporia State officials told the Committee on Higher Education Budget they have used centralized budgeting and program reviews to reduce deferred maintenance and campus square footage, aiming for further reductions over the next 20 years while reinvesting savings into priority programs.

Emporia State University is revolutionizing its campus by cutting deferred maintenance by 20% and shrinking its footprint by 40%, all while eliminating student fees and investing in academic programs!

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Kansas Board of Regents Discusses Applied Learning and DEI Compliance Challenges Regent Wolfmore highlights applied learning benefits and DEI compliance issues in Kansas universities.

Kansas universities are making significant strides in student success, but pressing challenges like DEI compliance and campus maintenance loom on the horizon.

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KU Professor Dalton advocates for tenure amid funding challenges for rare disease research Dalton urges retention of tenure to attract talent and support rare disease research at KU.

Dr. Hans Dalton warns that proposed changes to academic tenure could jeopardize vital research on rare diseases, impacting the future of higher education in Kansas.

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