WRITER: Dmitry Martirosov

KU pharmacy students are unfazed by recent accreditation status

University of Kansas students attending the School of Pharmacy are not bothered by an accreditation status that placed one of their programs on probation earlier this year. There is “no problem” with the School of Pharmacy, one student told the Journal-World on Monday, adding that the whole thing was blown out of proportion. KU’s School of Pharmacy received an “accredited with probation” status in ...

Survey: 4 in 5 employers in Kansas say they have confidence in 3-year college degrees

Kansas employers are overall supportive of the idea of graduates who obtained a bachelor’s degree with as few as 90 credit hours — instead of the standard 120 hours — despite prior fears that such initiative may draw pushback and turn companies off, according to new survey results which sampled more than 230 employers across the state. Four in five respondents said they would feel “very” or ...

KU, other state universities, propose new policies to lease property without Regents approval

The University of Kansas along with three other state universities are forging ahead under a new state law that will allow them to lease their property without the approval of the Kansas Board of Regents. KU, Kansas State, Wichita State University and Pittsburg State University have all submitted policies for consideration to the board. The proposed drafts establish new frameworks on how each university could ...

Regents to consider more changes to tenure process for university professors; KU police set to receive pay increase

More changes are coming to the tenure process of University of Kansas professors and other state universities — though they are not as monumental as those that were adopted earlier this year. The Kansas Board of Regents is poised to approve a proposal on Wednesday that would place the power to decide a professor’s appeal request to their post-tenure review decision in the hands of the Regents chair, instead ...

KU not renewing lease with Naismith Hall; privately-owned student housing will remain closed for renovation

If you’ve recently driven along the southern edge of the University of Kansas near 19th Street and Naismith Drive and noticed an empty parking lot beneath the towering Naismith Hall, that’s partly because the building has been closed for renovation. Partly, that is, because KU also chose not to renew its master lease with the residence hall; the space inside the privately owned building is no longer needed, ...

Air Force jets to fly over Lawrence ahead of KU vs. Missouri game

Spectators of the Friday football game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Missouri Tigers will enjoy a military flyover by the U.S. Air Force before kickoff. Four T-38 Talons — or high-altitude supersonic jets — will fly a practice run over David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Thursday, followed by a Friday flyover minutes before the 7 p.m. start time, according to a University of Kansas press ...