Post Tenure Review Policy Stirs KU Faculty Debate
Faculty voices challenge the post tenure review plan arguing it burdens departments and can enable unilateral action by deans and provosts. The Senate backed a compromise keeping the policy in the provost library with required Senate approval for changes and annual evaluation, amid concerns raised by Mikkelson and others. Reporter Ben Anglesbee can be reached at 832-7173.
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Dean finalist highlights at KU with growth and goals
Bronze outlined a turnaround from a 1.5 million deficit to solid reserves and a faculty rise from 85 to about 145. He said KU is growing in the right areas and aims to keep a strong workforce, meet benchmarks, and expand research while investing in the institution’s strongest programs.
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KU medical dean search narrows with campus interviews
Michael Bronze, candidate for dean of KU School of Medicine, has visited campus for interviews. Robert Simari of Mayo Clinic and Paula Sherman of UT Health San Antonio have also visited. The new dean will replace Barbara Atkinson, who retired in 2012. Interim Dean Douglas Girod will seek feedback from faculty, staff, and students before a final decision, aiming for a careful hire.
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Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester
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Paula Shireman
University of Texas Health Science Center
School of Medicine
San Antonio
Barbara Atkinson
KU Medical Center
Douglas Girod
KanCare debate spans costs access and expansion plans
Kansas officials defend the KanCare model as containing costs while expanding services for nearly 400,000 Medicaid recipients under three private insurers. Critics cite long waits for in home care and disputes over reimbursements, with a looming shift of long term disability care into KanCare awaiting federal approval.
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Gary Blumenthal
Kansas
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Brownback
Finn Bullers
Prairie Village
Bullers
Kansas Department For Aging and Disability Services
Shawn Sullivan
Rocky Nichols
Disability Rights Center For
Jim Ward
Wichita
Tom Laing
InterHab Inc
Sara Belfry
Belfry
Barack Obama
Talk on Willa Cather letters by editor Andrew Jewell
Lawrence Public Library hosts editor Andrew Jewell for a 2 p.m. Saturday talk at The Castle Tea Room on The Selected Letters of Willa Cather. Books will be sold by Raven Book Store with a Q&A session. Admission is free, reservations required by Polli Kenn. about 10 spaces left.
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Raven Book Store
Lawrence Public Library
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