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Officials at the Kansas Republican Party are speculating that Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat, has been "floated" as a possible replacement for Kansas University Chancellor Robert Hemenway, who plans to step down in June.But Sebelius' office declined to get into the speculation game. "We'll let the speculators continue speculating. The governor learned of the chancellor's departure in the news this week — just like the rest of us. We've not talked about anything beyond the thoughts she shared about Chancellor Hemenway's service," said Nicole Corcoran, a spokeswoman for Sebelius.On Saturday, Sebelius ended weeks of speculation about her future when she announced she did not want to be considered for a Cabinet position in President-elect Barack Obama's administration.On Monday, Hemenway said he would leave the chancellor's job June 30 but continue writing and teaching.The Kansas Board of Regents has said it will conduct a national search for a new chancellor.
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10 December 2008
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KU_cynic (Anonymous) says…
Given the unfortunately polarized political climate in Kansas, picking a so-clearly political partisan as leader of a university is a bad idea. KU needs 1) good relations with a Republican-controlled legislature and 2) donations of private funds from often conservative business people. Nothing personal against the gov, but a non-partisan leader is needed.
10 December 2008
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janeyb (Anonymous) says…
This is sounding like the Gov. of Illinois.
10 December 2008
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geniusmannumber1 (Anonymous) says…
I think you're right on the money, ku_cynic. Which is too bad, as I think she's shown that her strength as an executive comes in streamlining and increasing efficiency in bureaucracies, which the University could sorely use right now.
10 December 2008
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livingstone (Anonymous) says…
A chancellor is one who understands the academic procedures, i.e. how to provide good education for our students, and how to obtain more research funding, in order to improve the ranking of the university as a whole, and to produce quality research and students. Such investment will pay off in the long run. Money will come if we do the right thing. I'm not against your idea, KU cynic, but the reason why we have the money is because we're producing some loyal students who benefited from the program. Right now, students who are going through tough classes right now do not understand the values they're getting. But when they finally realized, they will give back to the U.
10 December 2008
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number1jayhawker (Anonymous) says…
Yea, she's done a real good job of taking care of our state's budget. (sarcasm here) Our state will be in the RED the most ever with her at the helm.
10 December 2008
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KS (Anonymous) says…
number1jayhawker - Unfortunately, it really doesn't make any difference who is at the helm right now regarding the state's budget. The economy is in the tank and we can't blame Bush for that either. She just happens to be at the helm at this time. Having said that, the sooner we get Queen Kathy out of public life, the better. She is not academic which is what should be a requirement for the top position of a universtiy. I can certainly see that she might be looking for a cushy job for the future. Her hubby would not have to commute so far to KCK to act as a judge if she lived in that mansion on the hill. She has had enough of government housing. Kathy, please just go away.
10 December 2008
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MyName (Anonymous) says…
Number1jayhawker:>Yea, she's done a real good job of taking care of our state's budget. (sarcasm here) Our state will be in the RED the most ever with her at the helm.What the heck are you talking about? The state government is required by the constitution to have a balanced budget. How can you claim that “our state will be in the red” if that's the case? Not only that, but there's not been a single Democratic legislature while she's been office. In fact, it's been almost (but not quite) 2-1 Republican. The Legislature passes the budget, not the governor, so if it had been in the red, it wouldn't have that much to do with her administration. Learn about the state government before you start ranting alot of BS.
10 December 2008
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KS (Anonymous) says…
MyName - go check if for yourself. Yes, it is required by law to be balanced, but that is in name only. Check out the transportation bonds that have been floated to balance the budget. That is one of the reasons there is no money to finish the SLT, assuming that Lawrence would have the b–s to fight the opponents..
10 December 2008
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jayhawklawrence (Anonymous) says…
I think Republican donors who would consider a donation to KU are probably a lot smarter than the average Kansas Republican politician. I would guess most of them are moderates and moderates are the reason Sebelius is governor. I think Sebelius would be a fantastic choice and would attract tremendously positive publicity nationwide. It might be a brilliant move.