Beshear is ‘losing confidence’ in University of Kentucky admin following recent hirings

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that he is “losing confidence and growing increasingly concerned” with the management of the University of Kentucky following recent hiring decisions.

Beshear, who has the authority to make appointments to all Kentucky public university boards, said in a social media post that he was concerned about “the creation of a new $1 million job that has no defined duties and the announcement that the new dean …

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