Regents weigh tuition cap as KU costs bite families
Regents meet to decide if a tuition rate freeze or cap is possible for this year, with talks sparked by six straight years of hikes. Regent Sherrer pushes for a cap to keep doors open, while Docking seeks specifics on what must be cut if capped, as families like Oberzan and Cassell cope with rising costs and debt.
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Gary Sherrer
Sherrer
Kansas State
Jill Docking
Docking
Cassell
Middle path to college costs for three Kansas kids
The Kong family faces rising college prices with three children Andrew a KU junior Amanda a Free State senior and Alex a Southwest Junior High freshman. They saved but funds go to essentials. They hope scholarships or loans will cover tuition and aim for minimal debt after four years.
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Thad Allender
Journal-World Photo
Kong
Andrew
Kansas University
Alex
Southwest Junior High
Man
Sue
Internal Medicine
Amanda
Free State High School
Sue Kong
Kongs
Four Masterpieces Stolen From Zurich Museum
Four paintings by Monet Degas van Gogh and Cezanne valued at about 163 million dollars were stolen by masked men at the E G Buhrle Collection in Zurich during closing time. Police called it the largest art robbery in Swiss history and Europe. The works were behind glass, alarms triggered, and staff ordered to lie down.
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Paris
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degas
Claude Monet
Vincent van Gogh
E.G. Buehrle
Zurich
Switzerland
Europe
Mario Cortesi
Lukas Gloor
Vetheuil
Monet
KU Medical School in Wichita Faces $9.6 Million Shortfall
Kansas legislators and regents weigh options as the KU School of Medicine Wichita campus forecasts a 9.6 million shortfall this year. WCGME campus trains 55 students per class and partners with Via Christi and Wesley. ACA standards require faculty research time, complicating funding.
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KU School of Medicine
Wichita
Kansas Board of Regents
Bob Bethell
Ralden
Bethell
WCGME
Atkinson
Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education
KUMC
Kansas City
Kan
School of Nursing
School of Allied Health
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Lawrence
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Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant
Jon Werald
Kansas
Paulette Spencer
Spencer
New Bioengineering Research Center
Andrea Cassell
Man Kong
Douglas County
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Labor
Karl Gehring
Journal-World Graphic
Jonathan Kealing
Christine Metz
AP Photo
Red West
Lawrence As
Dank
Don “Red Dog” Gardner
Lawrence Bank
Clinton Parkway
Ninth Street
Lawrencebank. Com
Lawrencebank Com
Mr. Gardner
Don Gardner
University of Kansas
Beverly
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