KU Chancellor强调在更广泛的高等教育挑战中创纪录的入学率和资金增长。 KU chancellor highlights record enrollment and funding gains amid broader higher education challenges.

堪萨斯大学校长道格·吉罗德(Doug Girod)2025年10月17日的演讲强调,尽管公众对大学、联邦资金削减、国家预算停滞、通货膨胀和AI干扰的信心下降,但入学率创下了记录,毕业率有所提高。 University of Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod’s Oct. 17, 2025, address highlighted record enrollment and improved graduation rates despite declining public confidence in college, federal funding cuts, state budget stagnation, inflation, and AI disruption. 研究资金在2024年达到6.11亿美元,但赠款管道因政策转变而放缓。 Research funding hit $611 million in 2024, though grant pipelines slowed due to policy shifts. KU的 " one KU " 倡议简化了三个校园的业务,其捐赠活动在两年前超过了20亿美元,为学术界、卫生科学和体育提供资金。 KU’s “One KU” initiative streamlined operations across three campuses, and its endowment campaign surpassed $2 billion two years early, funding academics, health sciences, and athletics. Girod警告说,尽管力量强大,但高等教育仍面临前所未有的挑战。 Despite strength, Girod warned of unprecedented challenges facing higher education.