Lawrence Journal-World 02-02-13

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Retiring official had hand in KU’s cultural expansion

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Proposal would give every child a savings account By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

Skyrocketing student-loan debt in recent years has left college graduates saddled with huge financial burdens, convinced other If you students to have drop out and scared money for some young school, people away you’re from college more likely completely. So what’s to think the solution? school is Research- possible. ers in Kansas University’s That’s not School of So- rocket cial Welfare science.” have an idea: Instead of saddling stu- — KU School of dents with Social Welfare gobs of mon- researcher ey in loans William Elliott after graduating high school, give them a smaller amount to keep — 18 years earlier. William Elliott and Terri

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FRED RODRIGUEZ, VICE PROVOST FOR DIVERSITY AND EQUITY at Kansas University, is pictured Thursday in Strong Hall. Rodriguez, who is nearing his retirement this summer, has been with the university for 35 years. In his time at KU, he became a leader in teaching on the issues of multicultural education and diversity.

Vice provost leaving campus much different than he found it 35 years ago By Matt Erickson merickson@ljworld.com

When Fred Rodriguez came to Kansas University in the late 1970s, the idea of a job devoted to the concept of diversity was a new and controversial one, he says. After 35 years of change at KU and across the country, though, things are different.

One of four vice proThose words — divost positions at KU versity and equity — is centered on making have only been part of KU’s faculty, students his job title for the past and staff as diverse as four years. But the conpossible while treating cepts have been at the them equally. heart of his work since Rodriguez is stephe joined the School KANSAS ping down from that UNIVERSITY of Education faculty in job, vice provost for di1978, tasked with trainversity and equity, at the end of ing future teachers on multiculthe academic year. turalism and inclusion.

That was a new concept in the school at the time, he said, and he helped develop courses that are still required of KU education students today. “When I first arrived here in the School (of Education), we had nothing,” Rodriguez said. “There were no courses. There was no emphasis.” Please see KU, page 2A

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Republicans respond to criticism, say tax plan may be changed By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

TOPEKA — Kansas Democratic leaders on Friday warned that Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed second round of income tax cuts would put state finances in a crisis for years to come. The nonpartisan Kansas Legislative Research Department, which provides staff work for the Legislature, showed that the

plan by the Republican governor would produce a budget shortfall of $781.5 million within five years. Current state spending is about Brownback $6 billion per year. “This just demonstrates that the state of Kansas simply cannot afford the massive tax cuts that the governor is proposing,

budget and tax committees to work on alternatives, but said he hadn’t heard of any proposals yet. Merrick described the Legislative Research deficit projection as “static” and said it doesn’t take into account economic growth that he believes tax cuts will prompt. He also said he believes more state spending could be cut. Senate Democratic Leader

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and he clearly wants to go much further,” said House Democratic Leader Paul Davis of Lawrence. Republicans downplayed the deficit projection, although they also indicated Brownback’s proposal would be altered. “This may not pass,” said House Speaker Ray Merrick, RStilwell. “It may not be the solution, but we have to get out of here with a solution.” Merrick said he has directed

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Anthony Hensley, of Topeka, said Republicans who dismiss the Legislative Research figures are “in a state of denial.” Davis said the notion that tax cuts would drive economic growth is “just more of this Washington, D.C., supply-side economics that has failed over and over again.” Brownback has proposed

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