The first COVID-19 testing results for around 7,800 people returning to the University of Kansas campus show roughly 90 positive cases of the respiratory virus, the Journal-World learned Wednesday evening. Of those 90 positives, 87 came from students who have returned thus far — for a ...
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of the governing board that oversees Kansas Athletics seeking permission for Athletic Director Jeff Long to obtain a $20 million, short-term line of credit in case the COVID-19 pandemic significantly modifies ...
The University of Kansas on Wednesday signaled that it would strictly enforce mandatory policies during the fall semester regarding mask-wearing, social distancing and gatherings for all student populations — regardless of whether students live in KU housing, live off campus, commute from ...
Less than a week from the beginning of physical classes on the University of Kansas campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the university’s mandatory testing program to initially screen the KU community for the respiratory virus is ongoing. After several inquiries by the Journal-World, KU said ...
The chairs and directors of 38 departments and academic units at the University of Kansas on Monday chided the university’s leaders for a lack of transparency in handling the COVID-19 pandemic and asked KU to commit to additional testing and protocols. The faculty leaders sent a letter on ...
In recent weeks, the University of Kansas has tentatively secured north of $20 million in allocations from the federal CARES Act to put toward the costs associated with reopening its campus through the end of 2020, according to a Journal-World analysis. That figure includes just over $19 ...
In the second major announcement of the day related to racism and equity issues, the University of Kansas said Friday it was creating a standing advisory council tasked with examining and monitoring programs and structures at KU to ensure they support diversity, equity and inclusion. Provost ...
BELLE PLAINE — The prosecution of a Kansas researcher ensnared in a U.S. government crackdown on Chinese economic espionage and trade secret theft opens the door to criminalizing workplace disagreements, his attorneys argued Friday in a motion asking a court to throw out the charges. Feng ...
The University of Kansas on Friday announced it was forming a task force dedicated to reviewing and recommending changes to the public safety policies of its on-campus police force. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said the 25-person task force, which will be chaired by KU Distinguished Professor ...
A student survey at the University of Kansas that officials have touted for weeks as evidence of students' "overwhelming" desire to return to the Lawrence campus for an in-person fall semester did not actually ask students whether they wanted to come back amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight ...
In recent weeks, officials at the University of Kansas have on several occasions touted data of a "recent" survey of KU students that they say shows an "overwhelming" desire to return to campus for the fall semester, which is scheduled to begin in less than two weeks. When the Journal-World ...
Story updated at 2:11 p.m. Wednesday Baylor coach Dave Aranda could see a weight being lifted off the shoulders of his players during a meeting Tuesday night, when word began to filter out that the Big 12 Conference would attempt to play football this fall. “You could just see the joy,” ...
Less than two weeks ahead of an unprecedented fall semester on the University of Kansas campus, Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer on Tuesday released a comprehensive list of actions KU has taken to prepare for the return of thousands of students, staff and faculty members amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Projects of all shapes and sizes are vying for their share of nearly $25 million in federal pandemic funding that has been allocated to Douglas County. There’s a nearly half-million-dollar campground for homeless people (recommended for funding) and about $270,000 for tents for outdoor ...
In the earliest months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Kansas hired two outside law firms to consult on policies related to the pandemic, according to records obtained by the Journal-World. Those two firms — Husch Blackwell in Kansas City and a Washington D.C.- based firm called ...
At least 24 individuals are actively banned from all or parts of the University of Kansas campus, according to records obtained by the Journal-World. The Journal-World's review found that while KU has express authority — given by the Kansas Board of Regents — to ban individuals from the ...
The University of Kansas on Wednesday announced that students and staff returning to campus would go through a mandated COVID-19 testing program, similar to plans announced by other universities across the country. But documents obtained by the Journal-World show that just a day earlier, ...
Story updated at 7:24 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5: The University of Kansas will mandate that all students, staff and faculty members who are able to return to campus take a free saliva-based COVID-19 test, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Wednesday. The tests, which will be administered before ...
Following the lead of college football’s other Power Five conferences, the Big 12 will implement a trimmed down schedule for the upcoming season. The Big 12’s Board of Directors approved a plan Monday evening for the league’s teams to play a 10-game season, the conference ...
Just three weeks before fall semester classes are set to begin, the University of Kansas on Monday released a revamped course schedule that includes in-person, hybrid, and entirely online courses as the university continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. An email from the KU ...