The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper that had its newsroom raided by law enforcement urged journalists and the public on Thursday to become even more aggressive in standing up to government. “What happened to us was that somebody, politically, weaponized the police force, “ Eric ...
Americans should become less worried about a nuclear war and more concerned about an unrestrained Vladimir Putin, the retired general who once oversaw the defense of Europe told a KU crowd on Wednesday. Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, who served as the Supreme Allied Commander ...
A University of Kansas team took home a runner-up finish in the recently concluded National Debate Tournament, marking the 20th time a KU team has qualified for the Final Four in the country’s most prestigious debate competition. The KU team of Graham Revare, a junior from Shawnee, and ...
The last living witness to the kidnapping of Emmett Till — which led to the murder of the Black teenager and spurred a racial reckoning in 1955 — will speak on the University of Kansas campus this month. The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., a cousin and childhood friend of Till, will speak at 6 ...
The former chief economist and leading economic development official for the United Nations will be at the University of Kansas this month to deliver a lecture on the world’s economy. Elliott Harris will deliver the Self Graduated Fellowship Symposium Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on April 19 in ...
A co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement will be at KU this week to speak about her art and activism. Patrisse Cullors will present two free public programs on Wednesday and Thursday at the Lawrence campus of the University of Kansas. At 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Spencer Museum of Art, ...