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KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little To Step Down In 2017

University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little

University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced on Thursday that she will step down next summer.

Gray-Little has led the school since 2009, when she became the first woman and the first African-American to serve as KU chancellor.

In a message to campus students and staff, Gray-Little said she’s proud of the school's accomplishments during her tenure, including the Far Above fundraising campaign, which raised $1.6 billion to help pay for scholarships, faculty and new buildings.

She also mentioned the Central District redevelopment, a major construction project now underway on the Lawrence campus.

Gray-Little says she gave the Kansas Board of Regents a year's notice so they would have plenty of time to recruit her replacement.

Stephen Koranda is the managing editor of the Kansas News Service, based at KCUR. He has nearly 20 years of experience in public media as a reporter and editor.