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Wichita State president asks legislature for $3.4M workforce funding, highlights research growth and compensation gap
Summary
WSU President Rick Muma told the Committee on Higher Education Budget that a $3.4 million request would help 1,700 students, highlighted $392 million in recent research expenditures (projected $450M next year), and said the university faces a roughly $25.8 million annual gap to reach market compensation for employees.
Wichita State University President Rick Muma told the Committee on Higher Education Budget that his institution seeks a modest $3.4 million workforce development increase to bring about 1,700 additional Kansans into college programs and that continued investment in need-based aid and student-success initiatives has improved enrollment and retention.
"We have a small request, of $3,400,000 to help an additional 1,700 students," Muma said, framing the ask as a targeted…
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