Story updated at 9:34 a.m. Thursday University of Kansas interim provost Carl Lejuez gave the clearest picture yet of KU's new budget model during a town hall meeting on campus Wednesday, and said that it would be ready to implement for the 2020-2021 school year. “This is really fully ...
Story updated at 2:03 p.m. Tuesday A University of Kansas eagle has been on the move. The World War I commemorative sculpture “The Victory Eagle,” previously displayed on Jayhawk Boulevard near the front of Dyche Hall, has been moved closer to other war memorials on campus, the university ...
The graduating class of the University of Kansas plans to give a portrait of former Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little to campus. The Board of Class Officers, a committee representing each class at KU, announced plans to give a replica of the official painted portrait of Gray-Little to campus ...
In the early morning hours on the University of Kansas campus, students in military fatigues can often be found running and working out. Those students are preparing to serve as leaders of tomorrow’s U.S. Army, and as of 2019 they’ve been doing it at KU for 100 years, said Lt. Col. Tracey ...
Last week in a Chinese parking garage, a Tesla Model S seemed to spontaneously combust — a spectacle that was caught on camera. The car briefly emitted white smoke before exploding into flames, even though the car was off and unoccupied, according to footage shown on CNN. While Tesla plans ...
The estate of a University of Kansas alumna who spent her life as a nurse and health care volunteer has donated $4.2 million to help fund the education of KU nursing students. Margaret Ann Zimmerman, who received a nursing certificate from KU in 1947, left the money to KU's School of Nursing, ...
KU Chancellor Douglas Girod acknowledged Wednesday that internal procedures of the men’s basketball program have changed after a pay-for-play scheme ensnared two KU players, saying KU has to “make sure we do it right going forward.” Girod said changes have been made regarding which ...
A statewide elected official earned the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy’s highest honor, the university announced on Wednesday. Vicki Schmidt, the Kansas insurance commissioner, was awarded the school’s Distinguished Service Award, which aims to honor individuals who have ...
Adidas will do more in the future to help prevent college basketball recruiting scandals, a Kansas Athletics official said Wednesday as KU and Adidas announced a nearly $200 million dollar extension of their marketing partnership. But specific steps the apparel company will take to prevent a ...
Story updated at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday After a wait of roughly 19 months, the signatures on the contract extension between Kansas Athletics and Adidas are now dry. As a result, KU owns one of the largest apparel deals in college athletics, a 14-year, $196 million agreement that extends to 2031 ...
The University of Kansas has selected an associate professor from the School of Education to serve as interim vice provost for diversity and equity. KU’s interim provost, Carl Lejuez, announced in a Tuesday message to the university community that Jennifer Ng will take over the role when the ...
A chance encounter between two students during a networking event last year led to University of Kansas students recently electing the first woman of color as their leader on campus. Tiara Floyd, who will be a senior at KU next fall, was elected as student body president in an uncontested race ...
When University of Kansas organist James Higdon learned Notre Dame de Paris was on fire, he thought he would never be able to hear or create music in the historic cathedral ever again. “I was devastated,” Higdon told the Journal-World on Thursday, three days after the April 15 fire. “We ...
University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Friday shed a little more light on a proposed $20 million renovation to Allen Fieldhouse. Although Long called the $20 million request in a capital improvement plan a “placeholder,” he told the Journal-World the project would likely ...
Updated story - April 19 — $20M Allen Fieldhouse renovations likely to include concession, bathroom and other renovations Multimillion-dollar renovations to Allen Fieldhouse and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium could be coming for KU Athletics, but details on what the projects would ...
Some contract extensions for head coaches and athletic directors at Kansas universities will now need approval from Kansas Board of Regents officials before they can be offered. The Regents approved the amended policy on athletic department contracts during its April meeting on Wednesday in ...
A collection that includes essays, short stories and poems from 36 acclaimed writers will serve as the University of Kansas' 2019-2020 Common Book, KU announced Thursday. "Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation," which was edited by John Freeman, was chosen because it ...
The University of Kansas will spend $4.9 million this summer to make an “emergency repair” to one of the newest facilities on its campus. During its April meeting on Wednesday, the Kansas Board of Regents approved KU’s capital improvement request to repair the heating and cooling system, ...
As part of sexual assault awareness month, an exhibit that challenges the idea that victims' clothes lead to assaults returned to the University of Kansas this week. The exhibit known as “What Were You Wearing?” opened in the Kansas Union Gallery on Tuesday as part of the the KU Sexual ...
By placing a new fiber internet cable on campus, a University of Kansas official hopes KU can avoid another crippling internet outage like the one it suffered in 2016. Mary Walsh, chief information officer for KU, told the Journal-World on Monday that the university recently installed a third ...