The board of directors for Kansas Athletics, Inc. on Wednesday approved an operating budget for the coming fiscal year roughly $5.1 million smaller than the current operating budget as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present officials with a myriad financial unknowns.
In Fiscal Year 2021, KU Athletics will operate on a budget of $100.9 million. If things were operating as normal, the proposed budget ...
The top leaders at the University of Kansas on Tuesday issued a wide-ranging message to the university community condemning racism, police brutality and societal inequities that nationwide protests have sought to highlight in recent days.
Chancellor Douglas Girod and Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer said the past week had provided them, along with other KU leaders, a chance to reflect on "innumerable, immoral acts ...
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A three-year study by researchers at the University of Kansas has found that the best way for higher education institutions to address sexual assault on their campuses is to commission separate task forces dedicated to prevention efforts and how the school responds to reports of sexual violence.
But most colleges and universities face barriers to forming those task forces, ...
As protests continue across the country highlighting racial inequality and police brutality in the United States, Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that Kansas should use the time of unrest to reflect on how it can operate in a more equitable way for all citizens.
Kelly said her heart went out to the families of George Floyd, of Minnesota, who died last week at the hands of Minneapolis police; Breonna Taylor, who ...
After the COVID-19 pandemic sent college students around the country home early, some have started suing their institutions over lost services and a lack of refunds — and the University of Kansas joined that list recently, Douglas County court records show.
On May 18, two anonymous female students based in Johnson County filed a class action suit against KU. In it, they argue the university is keeping money ...
Though the impact of COVID-19 is not on the wane, the state's top health officer on Friday cited encouraging signs for how Kansas is managing the disease’s spread.
New data has shown that only six states have a lower infection rate of COVID-19 than Kansas, Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said.
Infectious diseases, like COVID-19, are gauged on a scale of how ...
