A closer look at how local government succeeds or fails will be part of the fall programming offered at the Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas’ West Campus. Joni Wickham — a former chief of staff for Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Sly James — will serve as the Dole ...
Touting it as one of the biggest single donations in the history of college sports, the University of Kansas athletic department announced on Wednesday morning that it had received a gift of $300 million from donor David Booth. The donation, which is also the largest ever to the university, ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted to approve a variety of financial incentives that would allow the $300 million second phase of the University of Kansas' Gateway project to begin at 11th and Mississippi streets on the northern edge of campus. The commissioners voted to approve five ...
UPDATED 1:45 P.M. AUG. 11 It is a big week for dorms — and perhaps, delays. The University of Kansas has three days of dormitory move-ins scheduled for this week, which means thousands of students, family members or others who got suckered in to hauling furniture will be in Lawrence. Not ...
Tuesday is set to be decision day for what leaders are calling Lawrence’s largest development project in modern history — the approximately $750 million Gateway district around the University of Kansas’ football stadium. Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider a variety of ...
UPDATED 5:15 P.M. AUG. 6 The University of Kansas is implementing an immediate hiring freeze as KU’s top leaders are ordering deans and other department heads to find $32 million in annual savings on the Lawrence campus. A Wednesday message to KU employees from Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer ...