WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - Wichita State University President John Bardo has asked Provost Richard Muma to be acting president while Bardo recovers from lung surgeries.
Bardo, who is 70, was hospitalized in November with a chronic lung condition. He was expected to return to campus this month.
The university said in a news release Wednesday that Bardo asked that Muma be acting president while Bardo focuses on recovering.
It is not clear when Bardo is expected to return to the university.
Bardo has been Wichita State’s president since 2012.
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