<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2020/05/ksu-plans-operational-savings-in-response-to-covid-19-pandemic.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>05/21/2020</pubDate><title>Kentucky State University plans operational savings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/news-images/academic-logo-white-225px.jpg" alt="Kentucky State University plans operational savings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic"/></image><caption/><description>Kentucky State University President M. Christopher Brown II presented the Board of Regents Finance and Administration Committee with a budget adjustment and reduction in force update detailing operational efficiencies and eliminating staff positions totaling approximately $4.6 million or 9.6 percent of the campus budget. “COVID-19 has required Kentucky State University to investigate a variety of options to reduce operational expen...</description></item>