A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it.
Tennessee became the latest when the Republican governor this ...
A research executive at the University of Indiana and a former director of research and innovation at the University of Louisville have been announced as candidates for a vice chancellor position to lead University of Kansas research initiatives.
Marc Mendonca, director of research development ...
In a speech at KU on Friday commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, one of the nation’s top civil rights attorneys quoted both the law and philosophy.
But Sherrilyn Ifill, the former director and counsel of the NAACP Legal ...
A new policy that will prohibit “diversity pledges” at state universities — but won’t require schools to close their offices related to diversity initiatives — won quick and unanimous approval by the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday.
While diversity-related issues surrounding ...
Today, it would not be hard to find actual boards on the field of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium as it undergoes a $448 million renovation that has demolished the entire west side of the facility.
But leaders of that project on Wednesday assured community members that mortar boards will ...
Seating at the University of Kansas’ revamped football stadium likely will shrink by at least 5,000 seats when the facility opens in 2025, but KU’s athletic director promised year-round excitement levels from the site will grow.
Members of Downtown Lawrence Inc. on Wednesday morning ...