Kansas State University and Emporia State University are joining the University of Kansas and other colleges across the country in shifting classes online to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus. All three campuses are on spring break this week. The University of Kansas announced ...
The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that it would extend the campus’ spring break and asked faculty members to prepare online learning materials during the break to preempt rapidly growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in the United States. In a campuswide ...
All activities at the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park have been canceled Wednesday after a fire was reported in the basement of Regnier Hall. KU spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said the fire was reported at 3:05 p.m. An emergency alert was sent to the university community shortly after ...
Story updated at 4:47 p.m. Wednesday NCAA tournament games will not be open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. NCAA President Mark Emmert said Wednesday that he made the decision to conduct both the men's and women's tournaments, which begin next week, ...
A new exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art combines the paintings of local artist Roger Shimomura with videos of his performance art, all digitally remastered and cut for the exhibit. While the Lawrence-based artist describes himself as a painter, he also created staged performance pieces ...
The state of Kansas is one step closer to a law that would allow student-athletes in the state to profit off the use of their name, image and likeness while in school — provided 15 other states pass legislation first. Members of the Kansas Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday easily ...
The University of Kansas is continuing to evaluate its plan of action for dealing with the spreading coronavirus, or COVID-19, once spring break ends and classes resume next week. Among the options being studied is when it would be appropriate for classes to be held in an online-only setting, ...
The beginning of Barbara Bichelmeyer’s tenure as the University of Kansas’ first permanent provost since April 2018 has been a whirlwind. Bichelmeyer’s return to her alma mater — where she earned four degrees — has been packed with meetings and briefings on campus issues. Several ...
The 483 crimes reported to the University of Kansas' Public Safety Office in 2019 were the lowest in the last decade, KU announced in a news release Friday. Theft and vandalism remain the most reported crimes on the Lawrence campus, but those numbers also dropped in 2019. The office received ...
A lot is riding on the University of Kansas' 149-page, often blistering, denunciation of the NCAA allegations against the school’s vaunted basketball program. If KU’s appeal ultimately fails, the men’s basketball program could be facing a postseason ban — beginning next season — ...
Updated at 9:36 p.m. The University of Kansas on Thursday responded to NCAA allegations of recruiting violations by arguing that the organization’s evidence in the case is not credible, and it did not acknowledge that any violations took place in its men’s basketball program. The ...
Updated with booking photo at 7:23 a.m. Friday: A Lawrence man recently charged with a child sex crime had been on contract with several University of Kansas women's athletics teams since 2015, according to KU leaders. A statement from KU Chancellor Douglas Girod and Athletic Director Jeff ...
Story updated at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday Leaders of higher education institutions across the state of Kansas testified Wednesday in favor of legislation that would allow student-athletes in the state to profit off the use of their names, images and likenesses. The topic of student-athlete ...
The University of Kansas has settled an age discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of a former employee who said he was ousted in retaliation for raising the alarm that his department was told to fill job openings with mainly millennials and other young people. Under a consent decree agreed ...
Updated at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday As final votes were being cast in Super Tuesday presidential primary contests across the country, a panel discussion at the University of Kansas highlighted important trends and tips that voters in the Sunflower State should be aware of as the 2020 election ...
Updated at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday The University of Kansas on Monday joined numerous institutions around the country in restricting all travel to China, South Korea, Iran and Italy amid growing concerns over the spread of coronavirus. Chancellor Douglas Girod issued the restriction in a note to ...
University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long will testify Wednesday in Topeka in favor of state legislation that would allow student-athletes to be paid for use of their names, images and likenesses. Kansas lawmakers will take the first step in joining a growing number of states entering ...
The University of Kansas on Thursday announced economics professor Donna Ginther as the permanent director of the Institute for Policy & Social Research — a role which she'd held on an interim basis since May 2019. Ginther will be only the second director IPSR has had since it opened in ...
Carl Folsom III, a trial attorney with the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Topeka and an adjunct professor at the University of Kansas, is one of three finalists for an open seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals, Gov. Laura Kelly's office announced Wednesday. Folsom has been an adjunct ...
The University of Kansas on Wednesday said it had no active plans to update its list of restricted travel areas in light of growing concerns that the coronavirus could spread in the United States. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a national media briefing ...