WRITER: Dmitry Martirosov

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, ...

From first responders to music, Lawrence to have handful of events to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11

The deadliest terrorist attack in American history that killed 2,977 people and injured thousands in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania on Sept. 11, 2001, is approaching its 25th anniversary. And like many other towns and cities across the nation, Lawrence, too, is preparing to honor the fallen with a series of events over the coming days. Sept. 10: The Day That Shook America: A Concise History of 9/11. On ...

KU to host its first Democracy Day

The Lawrence community next week will have an opportunity to discuss the all-consuming topic of democracy as part of the University of Kansas’ first Democracy Day event, hosted by KU’s Center for Democratic Governance. The inaugural event will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Alderson Auditorium in the Kansas Union, and feature an array of researchers and professors from across ...