KU management and the labor union representing its faculty members were scheduled to negotiate Thursday as the two parties near the date that KU has said it would seek to declare the negotiations at an impasse. An update posted by the United Academics of KU — which represents about 1,500 faculty members as it seeks a first-time labor contract with the university — said negotiations are expected to resume ...
A deal for a 110-room hotel on the northeast corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets is close to being finalized — and there is a juicy piece of speculation attached to it as well. Word in development circles is that a Graduate Hotel by Hilton has chosen the site, which would mean a true KU-themed hotel would be coming to the downtown district. Tony Krsnich, who owns the 11th and Massachusetts site that ...
UPDATED 9:35 P.M. March 2 In the wake of stalled labor negotiations, faculty and staff leaders at the University of Kansas are asking employees to consider a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Douglas Girod and the university’s chief financial officer. In a joint email this week, the KU Faculty Senate President Misty Heggeness and KU University Senate President Poppy DeltaDawn are asking all employees to ...
Among the misnomers of Jan. 6 is that there was a “fight” between police and members of the crowd who were intent on breaching the U.S. Capitol that day. Yes, there was violence, but it would be inaccurate to call the day’s frontline activity a fight. So says a police officer who was in the thick of it, and on Sunday also was in Lawrence to not only retell the events of Jan. 6, but urge a crowd of about ...
As Costco gets ready to build a major gas station as part of its development in northwest Lawrence, Walmart has filed plans to build a gas station of its own in southeast Lawrence. Walmart has filed plans with Lawrence City Hall to build a convenience store and fueling station in a portion of the parking lot that serves the Walmart store on south Iowa Street. The plans show the convenience store and fueling ...
The University of Kansas set a new record for research dollars last year, and the latest comprehensive figures show KU is close to becoming one of the 60 most active research universities in the U.S.. KU — both on the Lawrence campus and its Kansas City medical center — received and spent $610 million in research funding during the last fiscal year, which topped last year’s record-setting total by ...