Kansas University provost David Shulenburger said Thursday that Robinson Center recreation passes will remain available to employees’ and retirees’ spouses, and he apologized for what he said was a breakdown in KU’s decision-making process.

“It’s one of these things that I’m sorry about, because it made people feel bad and shouldn’t have,” he said.

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Robinson staff started notifying spouses earlier this year that they wouldn’t be able to renew their $50 annual passes. But Shulenburger said the committee that made that decision — a group charged with helping make the transition between Robinson and KU’s new student-recreation center — didn’t have the authority to do so and never received his office’s approval.