KU chancellor on hurdles for higher education
LAWRENCE — University of Kansas chancellor Doug Girod says dismantling of federal funding of university research, lukewarm state budgets, a drop in college-age students, rise of artificial intelligence, and inflationary pressure on operating costs threaten the future of higher education. These headwinds exist amid dwindling enthusiasm, regardless of political affiliation, in the public’s view of the value of investment in a college degree, the chancellor said.