FRANKFORT — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear expanded on his recent criticisms of leadership at the University of Kentucky — adding that he is wary of efforts to consolidate employees under private entities and the changes to governing regulations that gutted the faculty senate.
Beshear, a Democrat, had publicly scolded the university last week over recent hiring decisions, such as the appointment of U.S. District Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove as the next dean of the UK College of Law and, seemingly, the creation of an executive job for retiring Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart with a $950,000 annual salary.
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