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Treasurer Jia Wen Wang answers questions at Wednesday night's Student Government meeting. Wang told the Senate The Tilford Commition that SGA had been preparing funding for, no longer existed and hadn't since February.

Update: Tilford Commission is WSU entity, not discontinued by KBOR, board representative says

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
April 10, 2025
Monica Lounsbery, senior executive vice president and provost, speaks about the changes in diversity, equity and inclusion policies on campus.

Wichita State provost on DEI-related changes: ‘We are currently out of compliance’

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
April 3, 2025
The Kansas State Capitol building. (File photo)

Kansas tenure bill stuck in committee, without enough votes to reach House floor

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
April 2, 2025
A screenshot of the Kansas Board of Regents 2025 enrollment report, showing a decrease in both total and full-time enrollment across Kansas' public universities. (Courtesy of KBOR)

Kansas sees decreased enrollment across public universities

Kass Lewis, Reporter
March 18, 2025
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What we know so far about federal policies surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion — and how Wichita State is handling them

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
March 7, 2025
Chase Billingham, an at-large faculty senator at Wichita State, speaks at a Faculty Senate meeting on Feb. 10. Senators expressed their concern regarding the recently proposed Kansas House Bill No. 2348.

A Kansas House bill would transform tenure. Many in higher education worry about its potential implications.

Sophia Best and Ainsley Smyth
February 12, 2025
Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Government Relations Zach Gearhart delivers an update on the Kansas Legislatures' most recent decisions on Jan. 17. Gearhart shared that Kansas Governor Laura Kelly's proposed budget plan for the 2026 fiscal year includes $52 million in new funding for higher education institutions like Wichita State.

Gov. Laura Kelly recommends more funding for Kansas universities

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
January 22, 2025
Wichita State University students find a place to sit with friends in the packed dining hall.

WSU meal plans will increase in price, housing costs will stay the same

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
December 20, 2024
Neff Hall on Nov. 22. Neff Hall is slated to be demolished in Wichita State's 10 year plan.

‘Change is scary’: Anthropology department plans for future without Neff Hall

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
December 5, 2024
A rendering of the Wichita Biomedical Campus. Wichita State's proposed school of dentistry would likely be located across the street, according to Zach Gearhart, WSU's chief of staff. (Courtesy of WSU Strategic Communications)

Wichita State wants to try out a dentistry school. It would be the first in the state.

Ainsley Smyth, News Editor
November 3, 2024
Wichita State University campus view from the third floor balcony of the Rhatigan Student Center on May 2.

Full-time enrollment declines as university officials report historic enrollment numbers

Maleah Evans and Mia Hennen
October 4, 2024
The Kansas Board of Regents meets in the Beggs Ballroom in the RSC. The board oversees public colleges and universities in Kansas.

Application fees waived at Kansas universities during Apply Free Days

Maleah Evans, Assistant News Editor
September 26, 2024
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