Valentine’s Day in 2025 was a heartsick day at federal agencies across the country as job cuts and hiring freezes began to take hold following an executive order by President Donald Trump. Parts of the order were blocked by federal courts, and national headlines have faded on the topic of ...
A presentation by a former keeper of America’s most precious historical documents, and a national exhibit exploring the year 1776 are among the special KU-based events on tap to commemorate America’s 250th birthday. The Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas’ West Campus ...
As the state has imposed new restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at universities, some supporters of DEI efforts perhaps have wondered whether the state is really in a position to enforce such bans. On Tuesday, such wonderers got their strongest sign yet that state ...
If the beginning of the new year is that dreaded time where you start listing all your home’s needed maintenance projects, the state’s higher education leaders can offer you a bit of solace. At least you have a home rather than a university. Leaders at the University of Kansas and the ...
A planned $55 million National Security Innovation Center on KU’s West Campus has signed its first tenant, and it indeed will be keeping an eye on airborne threats. Think wind, snow, rain and hail. The National Weather Service has signed an agreement to locate a regional forecasting ...
December was oversight month at the Kansas Statehouse, as lawmakers gathered for committee meetings to review a variety of topics, including the issue of whether state universities are refraining from pushing diversity, equity and inclusion beliefs upon students. A new law prohibiting many ...