WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Board of Regents appointed a new interim president Wednesday to lead Wichita State University while it searches for a replacement for Jay Golden, who abruptly resigned last month without explanation.
Wichita State Provost Rick Muma, who has been acting president since Golden resigned, will immediately take on the job as interim president. Muma also was named acting president when former president John Bardo was ill. Regents chair Bill Feuerborn praised Muma’s experience and knowledge of Wichita State in a news release announcing the appointment