The state of Kansas will begin a gradual process of reopening from COVID-19-related shutdowns on May 4, but it will be at least half a month before the state can lift many of its restrictions on businesses and social gatherings, Gov. Laura Kelly said in a televised address Thursday. When the stay-at-home order ends at midnight on May 3 and the first phase of the state's four-phase reopening plan begins, not a ...
A 10% pay cut for nearly 40 University of Kansas administrators will save the university $279,500 less than it estimated when the six-month salary reductions were announced Monday. Late Tuesday, KU officials said they realized they accidentally calculated some of the university's savings based on a 10% reduction of 12-month salaries for employees rather than 6-month salaries. The acknowledgement came after ...
As universities around the country chart a path through an unprecedented global pandemic, the decision whether to hold classes in person or continue with remote learning remains one of the biggest challenges facing higher education leaders. That decision at the University of Kansas is still under discussion, KU spokesperson Erinn Barcomb-Peterson told the Journal-World on Wednesday. "Fall semester plans are ...
Ahead of Thursday’s announcement on how Kansas will go about slowly reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that she would extend Kansas’ emergency declaration until May 14. From there, the Kansas State Finance Council — a nine-person committee comprising Kelly and eight legislative leadership positions — has the authority to extend the declaration further to June 13. ...
The raw, unedited footage of the “Miles to Go” documentary that profiled coach Les Miles’ first season at the helm of KU football can be subpoenaed and used as evidence in the case of former coach David Beaty’s disputed firing, a U.S. magistrate judge ruled Tuesday. Beaty’s team of attorneys has argued in previous legal filings that unaired footage from the ESPN+ documentary series will show ...
Updated story - April 29 — Administrative pay cut at KU will save nearly $280,000 less than initially thought Story updated at 3:37 p.m. Monday The University of Kansas has joined colleges around the country in implementing a temporary pay cut for high-ranking administrators to mitigate some of the coming losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 40 officials at the Lawrence, Edwards and KU Medical ...