Dr. Kim Schatzel declined to discuss her job status in a brief telephone interview with WDRB News on Tuesday
An announcement is coming Monday.
The gift, provided by the The Gibbs Foundation Inc, will fund research staff for three years, and increase capacity for trial participants, according to a news release.
The presidential search committee plans to use feedback from the sessions to create a leadership statement and job description.
The Democratic senator from Minnesota is presenting "When Businesses Compete, America Wins: Rejuvenating America's Antitrust Policy."
Melanie B. Jacobs, a legal scholar from Michigan State University with expertise in family law, will take on the role in July 2022 following approval from the University's Board of Trustees.
"I love the University of Kentucky and I plan to continue the tremendous progress and trajectory we are on," Gonzalez said to the crowd at the KFC Yum! Center.
The provost steps in to lead during presidential absences.