Updated at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, March 25 The University of Kansas is clamping down on its hiring process as it faces possible reductions in federal funding, Chancellor Douglas Girod said Tuesday. KU will require all new hiring decisions to go through an additional review process by KU’s ...
He's spent nearly two decades taking KU ecology students out of the classroom to splash through bodies of water, survey wildlife populations and do other hands-on field work, and now environmental studies lecturer Bob Hagen is preparing to pass the torch. But before he retires from teaching ...
President Donald Trump's order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn't improved student outcomes and is unnecessary in a country where states and local districts primarily control ...
Until recently, it was a little-known program to help Black and Latino students pursue business degrees. But in January, conservative strategist Christopher Rufo flagged the program known as The PhD Project in social media posts that caught the attention of Republican politicians. The program ...
An annual event to celebrate Native American culture is set for April 12, University of Kansas and Lied Center officials have announced. The KU Powwow & Indigenous Cultures Festival will include a full day’s worth of events, including two traditional grand entry ceremonies full of ...
A University of Kansas team recently brought home its fifth straight national championship. A team of KU law students last month won the title at the National Native American Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, KU announced this week. The team of Ashley MacDonald and Alex Nelson ...