- KU video doesn’t replace live speech from chancellor
- February 4, 2012
- Times change, sometimes for the better, sometimes not for the better.
- Separate boards would provide better university oversight
- January 28, 2012
- Last week, this column focused on the inability of members of the Kansas Board of Regents to know what is going on at the campuses of the six universities they govern and the other 26 state higher education institutions they are responsible for coordinating.
- Taxpayers deserve better performance from higher ed system
- January 21, 2012
- The Kansas Board of Regents system is not working and, consequently, Kansas taxpayers are not getting as big a bang for their tax dollars as they should expect — and demand.
- City leaders shouldn’t be complacent about retail vacancies
- January 14, 2012
- Recent headlines in the Journal-World have suggested local business and civic leaders are not overly concerned about retail store closings. They acknowledge there are a number of empty stores but point out that retail sales figures show a slight improvement over last year.
- Obama strength highlights need for GOP gains in Congress
- January 7, 2012
- This week’s Iowa caucuses kicked off the “for-real” battle to choose the GOP nominee to defeat President Obama in November’s presidential election.
- Issues at KU, Bioscience Authority spur New Year’s wishes
- December 17, 2011
- Now’s the time of year when people start thinking about New Year’s resolutions and how they would like to make some positive changes for themselves or for society in general.
- Like coaches, deans who don’t measure up should go
- December 10, 2011
- For the past several months, one of the biggest university-related stories around the country has been the firing and hiring of football coaches.
- KU Med Center situation not as smooth as regents may think
- December 3, 2011
- Several weeks ago, Kansas Board of Regents Chairman Ed McKechnie wrote a letter to the Journal-World’s Public Forum in which he praised the accomplishments of Barbara Atkinson, executive vice chancellor of the Kansas University Medical Center and dean of the KU School of Medicine.
- KU should be wary of implementing ex-provost’s strategy
- November 26, 2011
- News that former Kansas University Provost Richard Lariviere has been told his contract as president of the University of Oregon will not be renewed is sure to trigger considerable discussion among his former KU associates, as well as many others around the state.
- Republicans must stage strong campaign to beat Obama
- November 19, 2011
- Day after day, week after week, new political popularity polls are released attempting to show which Republican candidates are leading the race to gain the GOP nomination for the 2012 presidential election.
- Having a lame-duck leader at KU Med is a terrible idea
- November 12, 2011
- It’s good that Barbara Atkinson will be stepping down as dean of the Kansas University School of Medicine but bad that she will remain on the job until a new dean is selected. It also is bad she plans to stay on as executive vice chancellor for two more years.
- Chancellor’s actions at med school, athletics dept. will speak loudly
- November 5, 2011
- Years ago a popular Kansas University chancellor told this writer, “Being a chancellor at KU could be an enjoyable experience if it were not for problems at the medical school, the athletic department/football coaches and the journalism school.”
- Leadership issues coming to light at KU Medical Center
- October 29, 2011
- These are stressful and delicate times at the Kansas University Medical Center.
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