To the editor:

I am very disappointed with the Kansas University chancellor’s interview. It seems to clearly indicate the chancellor is not in touch with the issues and concerns of the STAFF of the university. Only two small paragraphs on the impending budget crisis and how that will affect the staff of the university?

In the last five years, the staff of KU have not received a realistic cost of living raise. At the same time the cost of health insurance, parking and general cost of living has continued to rise. We have effectively earned less each year for the past five years. At the same time, significant raises were awarded to members of the administration.

What is the administration doing to protect the staff from the threat of furlough/layoff again in the spring? Apparently from her interview, this is not a significant concern of the university. Maybe it is time for as much attention to be given to the aforementioned issues as there are to the others she articulated in her interview.