More than 20,000 job titles in the ranks of Kansas government have been searched and — if needed — scrubbed of words such as diversity, equity and inclusion, the state’s Secretary of Administration confirmed Tuesday.
Not only have the titles changed, but any employees who had duties related to diversity, equity and inclusion programs have had their jobs reworked.
“We are confident those positions do ...
The students are coming. It is unclear whether the dollars will.
The University of Kansas expects its overall enrollment to set a new record when classes begin next month, Chancellor Douglas Girod said Tuesday at a summer retreat for the Kansas Board of Regents.
But the ritual of starting a new school year wasn’t the one most on the minds of higher education leaders gathered for the three-day retreat at ...
As a 16-year old in Overland Park, Jawad Albadawi watched what his parents — immigrants from Syria — were doing. His dad was working 20-hour shifts with Uber and his mom was working any number of odd jobs to make ends meet.
Albadawi knew the one thing he wasn’t going to do: Nothing.
“I was like, I’m not just going to sit here and not do anything,” Albadawi said.
So, he joined Facebook.
No, he ...
With half the year in the books, the number of homes sold in Lawrence is way up, but, in a twist, selling prices are up only moderately.
The latest report from the Lawrence Board of Realtors shows Lawrence home sales through June totaled 546, up 13.3% from the same period a year ago. That big jump is in contrast to what is happening both regionally and nationally.
Across the country, home sales are basically ...
One of the country’s top advocacy groups for freedom of expression said a new pronoun policy at the University of Kansas produces “grave” constitutional concerns, and plans to lobby the Kansas Board of Regents for changes.
An attorney for FIRE — the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression — told the Journal-World that a policy aimed at preventing university employees from using preferred ...
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KU faces no immediate loss of state funding if it declines to comply with a state proviso prohibiting the use of preferred pronouns, such as "he/him," "she/her" or "they/them," in email signature lines, the Journal-World has learned.
A state employee with detailed knowledge of the state budget proviso in question confirmed to the Journal-World that legislators did not attach any funding ...
