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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University has hired a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga administrator to fill a position created over the summer after a noose was found hanging from a tree.

Bryan Samuel has been selected as chief diversity and inclusion officer. He's currently the director of the Office of Equity and Diversity at UTC.

Kansas State President Richard Myers said in a news release this week that Samuel has the experience to "effectively lead Kansas State University toward greater diversity and inclusion." He'll focus on employee recruitment and retention, as well as work...