TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents is playing defense against cyberattacks on campuses, catch-up on employee salary increases and offense to secure a hike in need-based student aid.
This $67 million package of enhancements must run the gauntlet of the 2025 Legislature led by politicians interested in tightening screws on spending, including budgets for public higher education. To make the point clearly, the House Appropriations Committee asked how universities would respond if compelled to slash expenditures by 7.5%.
Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the state…
