Emporia State University administrators proposed Thursday deployment of a workforce management policy that could lead to discontinuation of academic programs or employee dismissals in response to a combination of financial and enrollment challenges.
ESU president Ken Hush said he would ask the Kansas Board of Regents for authority to modify the campus workforce by implementing a framework developed by the higher education governance board. The policy was initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic and recognized flat-to-shrinking student enrollment, pressure to hold down tuition rates and the capacity of taxpayers to support higher education.
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