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EKU President: Free Student Textbooks And Employee Bonuses Are 'Investments'

WEKU | By Mike Savage

Published December 14, 2020 at 5:51 PM EST

On Today's Interview, Mike Savage talks to EKU President David McFaddin about a new initiative that will provide free textbooks to EKU students starting this Fall; Regents' decision to aware EKU Full Time employees $1,000 extra holiday payments and what future higher education funding could look like when lawmakers meet during the General Assembly session in January.

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