LAWRENCE ( KSNT ) – A tribal university in northeast Kansas could soon be in new hands with legislation being proposed in Congress.
Kansas Republican Senator Jerry Moran and Republican Representative Tracey Mann are putting forward new legislation that would give Haskell Indian Nations University local control and take it out of the hands of federal oversight. The university is currently under the Bureau of Indian Education located in Washington D.C.
Moran and Mann’s proposal would transfer control to Haskell’s Board of Regents while maintaining federal funding. Moran said the university has suffered neglect and mismanagement for years.
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Employees of the university were accused of misconduct and inappropriate behavior in late 2021 and 2022 which spurred into motion investigations by the Administrative Investigation Board, according to the Department of the Interior ( DOI ). A report on these investigations was published by the DOI on July 23, 2024.