Kansas higher education CEO warns of financial peril for athletics, celebrates university progress

Kansas Board of Regents' general counsel to serve as interim president while work continues on selection of a replacement for retiring CEO Blake Flanders.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 776

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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TOPEKA — Blake Flanders is preparing to retire after a decade as CEO and president of the Kansas Board of Regents, and he wants Kansans to recognize important achievements and daunting challenges in public higher education.

Flanders, who was born in Edson, population 300, and earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science at Kansas State University, concluded his career leading the university system that included his alma mater. In recent remarks to members of the …

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