In 2009, a few days after the University of Kansas announced that Bernadette Gray-Little would be its 17th chancellor, a Journal-World reporter made some calls and even traveled personally to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill — where Gray-Little had worked more than 30 years, most ...
A man who had been executive vice chancellor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences dean and an English professor — among other roles — at the University of Kansas died this month. Robert “Bob” Cobb died June 7 at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., according to his obituary. ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, May 29, and Sunday, June 11. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted ...
School’s out for the summer, as of May 12. The KU Crime Blotter isn’t out for the summer, but it is moving from once a week to once every two weeks until students return to campus in August. The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety ...
'Tis the season for new administrative appointments at the University of Kansas. Here’s another one, which KU just announced this week. Professor J. Christopher Brown will be KU’s new vice provost of faculty development beginning July 1. Brown, who’s been at KU since 2001, has joint ...
A year ago — inspired in part by one state university filing a court brief against another in a Title IX-related lawsuit — the Kansas Board of Regents ordered a work group to create more uniformity in the way schools address Title IX. The work group, made of Title IX officers from the ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, May 8, and Sunday, May 14. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted online ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, May 1, and Sunday, May 7. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted online ...
The new buildings on the University of Kansas campus these days are all about built-in gathering and study spaces. I think the buzz-phrase for these is “touchdown stations,” and they're everywhere — think nooks or common areas with tables and chairs, charging stations, maybe even a nearby ...
Last year, national media outlets included University of Kansas alumnus David Stras on a [shortlist][1] of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court. That did not happen — Neil M. Gorsuch has since been nominated and confirmed to the vacancy. However, Stras is on a new list of Trump ...
The University of Kansas now has a pot of money to help sexual assault victims with related expenses. Outgoing student body president Stephonn Alcorn and vice president Gabby Naylor recently announced the creation of the University of Kansas Sexual Violence Survivor Fund for students who ...
The past month has brought the annual changing of the guard for the various university governance bodies at the University of Kansas. As I’ve already reported, [students in mid-April elected juniors Mady Womack and Mattie Carter as student body president and vice president][1], ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, April 34, and Sunday, April 30. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted ...
University of Kansas spring election results are now — finally — final, and margins shared by the KU Student Senate Elections Commission show that almost 57 percent of students said no to adding a 30-year, $50-per-semester fee to pay for a $45 million Kansas Union renovation. Voting took ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, April 17, and Sunday, April 23. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, April 10, and Sunday, April 16. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted ...
A scholar whose academic work led to legal change for victims of sexual and domestic violence in Indian Country will return to the University of Kansas, her alma mater, as a professor. Starting this fall, Sarah Deer will join KU’s department of women, gender and sexuality studies and the ...
The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, April 3, and Sunday, April 9. Incidents are listed by date reported. This list may not include all crimes reported to police during the date range, as incidents occasionally are posted ...
At the end of the day, the Kansas Union referendum that supporters have campaigned for since last fall will remain on the ballot for this week’s University of Kansas student elections. Students are to vote Wednesday and Thursday on [whether to authorize an additional $50 per semester required ...
The annual student elections at the University of Kansas are Wednesday and Thursday. In addition to a [referendum for a $50 per semester fee][1] to fund a $45 million renovation of the Kansas Union, the ballot features no fewer than four contenders for KU’s student commander in chief. ...