Author and New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl will soon lead a guided prairie walk in Douglas County and give a public talk in conversation with a KU professor and poet.
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Applications for the summer student exchange trip to Hiratsuka, Japan are open for seventh through 12th graders in Douglas County.
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved hiring an architectural firm to design a nontraditional high school program at the Centennial building. The expansion of Langston Hughes Elementary will be postponed a year.
KU’s chancellor privately shared insights about a proposed compact offering preferential treatment by the Trump administration in exchange for freezing tuition rates, limiting international student enrollment and restraining campus employees from expressing political views.
A jazz work honoring athletes, researchers and a Nobel Peace Prize winner in KU history will soon premiere at the Lied Center.
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The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider hiring an architectural firm to execute planning and development of Choice Centennial Campus, a nontraditional high school program slated for the former elementary building.
KU Chancellor Doug Girod says dismantling of federal funding of university research, lukewarm state budgets, a precipitous drop in college-age students, rise of AI and inflation threaten the future of higher education.
We asked candidates running for Lawrence school board about the experience that they believe qualifies them to run, the board’s direction regarding bullying and disciplinary issues in the Lawrence school district, and much more.
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KU and Haskell students will host a tipi raising Wednesday in celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day.
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A museum studies student is cataloging the vast collections at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum to improve access to and knowledge of Haskell’s history.
