KU creates new office for national defense initiatives
The University of Kansas forms the Office of National Defense Initiatives and adds an assistant vice chancellor to oversee work with the U.S. Department of Defense. Mike Denning, formerly director of the Office of Graduate Military Programs, will lead the new unit and staff from ROTC programs. Chancellor Douglas Girod emphasizes positioning KU for growing national security funding and partnerships, continuing recent hires in security research.
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State of the State focuses on future goals for Kansas
Governor Laura Kelly in her seventh State of the State address urged the Kansas Legislature to invest in water resources and public schools, streamline early childhood regulation, pursue sustainable tax policy, and expand Medicaid. She urged framing these issues in the context of Kansas’s outlook at century’s end.
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KU mulls new admission benchmarks for future students
KU may raise ACT and GPA standards for guaranteed admission. A proposed first pathway would require a 24 ACT and 2.5 GPA, up from 21 and 2.0. The test optional path would drop to a 3.0 GPA from 3.25. The Academic Affairs committee approved the changes. final approval by the Kansas Board of Regents is pending.
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