Tenured professors at KU and other public universities in Kansas may soon be facing a system of two strikes and you're out, under a proposal up for approval this week by the Kansas Board of Regents. At Wednesday’s meeting, Regents will consider a new statewide policy that says any faculty ...
As the preliminary results of one cost-saving reorganization at the University of Kansas begin to roll in, leaders are now girding faculty and staff to prepare for another shuffling of university operations. A KU spokeswoman recently confirmed to the Journal-World that 34 tenured faculty ...
From a provider of good times to a teacher of the good book, the Lawrence Business Hall of Fame has selected its newest inductees. The class includes Kevin O’Malley, president of Lawrence-based O’Malley Beverage — one of the larger beer and liquor wholesalers in the region — and ...
A University of Kansas professor has become just the eighth in the university’s history to be named a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors. Steven Soper, who is a distinguished professor in both the departments of chemistry and mechanical engineering, was named as a fellow this week ...
Multiple parking lots around KU’s campus will close permanently as construction for the second phase of the school’s Gateway District will start later this month. The school shared in an email to students, staff and faculty that parking lots 92, 94 and 97 — three lots located just east ...
The University of Kansas is among a trio of schools that will share a $3.75 million grant to recruit experienced teachers who want to become leaders in the field of special education. KU, the University of Arizona and Wayne State University have been selected by the U.S. Department of ...