Heard on the Hill

University Senate execs demand more transparent process for choosing next chancellor

University Senate leaders at the University of Kansas are now on the record stating they don’t want a secretive search and interview process to determine their next chancellor. On Tuesday, the University Senate Executive Committee approved the following position statement to be shared with ...

KU Crime Blotter: Week of Oct. 10 through Oct. 16

The following incidents were reported to the University of Kansas Office of Public Safety between Monday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 16. Incidents are listed by the dates they were reported. **Oct. 14** • Someone took another person’s phone and damaged it between 1 and 2 a.m. Oct. 14 ...

Dole Institute’s first advisory board packed with known political names

The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has created an advisory board and filled it with quite a few big names. Aside from the wisdom they have to share, I’m sure politically connected-types don’t hurt when recruiting speakers of the caliber who’ve previously visited KU ...