photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

The University of Kansas campus is pictured in this September 2023 aerial photo.

The University of Kansas is clamping down on its hiring process as it faces possible reductions in federal funding, Chancellor Douglas Girod said Tuesday.

KU will require all new hiring decisions to go through an additional review process, Girod said.

“This includes requests to create new positions, backfill vacant positions, and pursue promotions and pay increases,” Girod said in a message to university employees and stakeholders.

The review, he said, “is designed to ensure that any hiring or role changes during this period of uncertainty are mission-critical and aligned with university strategy.”

This is a developing story and will be updated.