When the University of Kansas campus officially opens Monday for the start of the fall semester, it will do so with a low physical density, according to new guidance issued from the university's Pandemic Medical Advisory Team.
In a broader release of the advisory team's decision-making processes that will guide it through the fall semester, KU defined five different levels of campus operations — Level 1 ...
Three days ahead of an unprecedented fall semester at the University of Kansas, a university spokesperson confirmed to the Journal-World on Friday that KU would share "timely public health information" about outbreaks of COVID-19 that arise on campus, but a lot of the specifics of KU's plan aren't yet clear.
The newspaper reported Wednesday evening, and KU confirmed Thursday morning, that 89 of the roughly ...
University of Kansas students now have one more week to withdraw from their fall classes and still get their full tuition money back.
Just three days ahead of an unprecedented fall semester taking place in the middle of a global pandemic, KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer announced that as a result of efforts from KU's student government leaders, the university would extend the deadline to receive 100% of tuition ...
The University of Kansas on Wednesday signaled that it would strictly enforce mandatory policies during the fall semester regarding mask-wearing, social distancing and gatherings for all student populations — regardless of whether students live in KU housing, live off campus, commute from home or attend classes online.
A message from Tammara Durham, KU's vice provost for student affairs, also made clear that ...
The first COVID-19 testing results for around 7,800 people returning to the University of Kansas campus show roughly 90 positive cases of the respiratory virus, the Journal-World learned Wednesday evening.
Of those 90 positives, 87 came from students who have returned thus far — for a positive rate of only 1.7%.
However, there was one aspect of the initial results that caught the eye of university leaders ...
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of the governing board that oversees Kansas Athletics seeking permission for Athletic Director Jeff Long to obtain a $20 million, short-term line of credit in case the COVID-19 pandemic significantly modifies the 2020 football and basketball seasons.
Girod’s email calling the meeting did not hint at anything forthcoming in ...
