Administrators at the University of Kansas did not abide by KU’s longstanding system of collaborative decision-making when they announced last week that every employee making over $50,000 annually would face a scaled, six-month pay cut beginning in August, faculty leaders told the Journal-World.
That decision-making system is known as shared governance, in which the faculty, staff and student governing ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is advising counties to delay moving into the next phase of reopening, citing data that shows COVID-19's spread in the state is trending upward for the first time in weeks.
On Monday, when the state was originally slated to move into Phase Four under Kelly's guidelines, the governor instead strongly recommended that all Kansas counties remain in Phase Three of the reopening ...
As the University of Kansas plans for in-person classes in the fall after a COVID-19-induced hiatus, many students and employees aren't entirely comfortable with the idea of returning to campus.
That's according to an informal survey conducted by the Journal-World in the last two weeks. Nearly 90 students, parents, staff members, faculty members and graduate student instructors reached out to the newspaper to ...
Story updated at 1:22 p.m. Friday
Every employee at the University of Kansas who makes an annual salary over $50,000 will see a scaled pay reduction over six months as the university manages an unprecedented budget crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chancellor Douglas Girod and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer announced a series of new budgeting measures Friday afternoon, including absorbing carryforward balances ...
All individuals on the University of Kansas campus, effective immediately, will be required to wear a face covering to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer said Thursday.
The KU policy office is in the process of drafting new personal safety requirements for the Lawrence campus and the Edwards Campus in Overland Park for as long as the COVID-19 pandemic conditions persist, ...
Tuition at the University of Kansas will officially stay flat for the second consecutive academic year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt higher education.
The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday morning approved KU’s request — which the university first announced in early May — to hold both tuition rates and required fees for all students at their current levels for all university campuses ...
