Wichita State isn’t acting like a public university

Both the hiring and the sudden departure of President Jay Golden were shrouded in secrecy and anything but public.

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September 30, 2020 - 9:40 AM

Last we checked, Wichita State was a public university funded with public dollars.

But both the hiring and the sudden departure of President Jay Golden were shrouded in secrecy and anything but public.

WSU students, faculty, taxpayers and the Wichita community deserve better.

We deserve answers.

Last year the Kansas Board of Regents, which oversees state universities and colleges, decided that the search for late President John Bardo’s replacement would be closed to the public.

The university spent about $129,000 to recruit and interview potential candidates. Most members of a 20-person search committee — all except chairman Steve Clark, a Wichita real estate developer — were under a gag order and prohibited from discussing the search.

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