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Lawrence student journalists recognized for fighting district’s use of AI surveillance
Four student journalists have been recognized for their courage in defending freedom of the press during their senior year at Lawrence High School.
Lawrence student journalists recognized for fighting district’s use of AI surveillance
Four student journalists have been recognized for their courage in defending freedom of the press during their senior year at Lawrence High School.
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Baker University president to step down in December; search to fill the job to begin immediately
Lynne Murray, president of Baker University for the last decade, will step down from her position effective Dec. 31, the university announced Tuesday.
Lawrence-based projects, including event centering Palestinian cultural dance, earn 2024 Rocket Grants
Three Lawrence-based artistic projects, including a Palestinian cultural dance organized in the community, have earned $6,000 of funding each through Rocket Grants.
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Lawrence school board president: ‘Stop making us ask’ for sensible gun laws
Lawrence school board members and the new interim superintendent took their commentary time on Monday to reflect on a Georgia school shooting last week and to call for the Kansas Legislature to pass sensible gun laws.
Lawrence school board approves 2024-25 budget
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved its 2024-25 budget, which will slightly increase the property tax rate.
KU combining centers focused on diversity into one ‘Student Engagement Center’
Three KU centers focused on diversity and equity are being combined with each other and another campus center to create the “Student Engagement Center,” effective immediately, the university announced Monday.
Lawrence Chabad House expands with brand-new facility serving Jewish students
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel and his wife have run the KU Chabad Center since 2006. After being maxed out at a one-story house on 19th Street for years, their dreams of expansion are finally coming true.
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Civic Engagement 101 series to resume at Lawrence library, starting with panel on misinformation
Accomplished local journalists will kick off the Civic Engagement 101 event series at the Lawrence Public Library with a panel Thursday on disinformation and trust in the news.
Lawrence school board to hold budget hearings
The Lawrence school board on Monday will invite the public to share thoughts on the district’s proposed budget, which would slightly increase the property tax rate.
Prairie Park Nature Center to celebrate 25th anniversary
Lawrence’s Prairie Park Nature Center is turning 25 years old, and the community is invited to its birthday party.
Lawrence Lions Alumni Association announces 2024 Hall of Honor inductees
Five Chesty Lions will be inducted into the Lawrence Lions Alumni Association Hall of Honor in October, the organization has announced.
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Lawrence author collaborates with ledger artist on children’s book celebrating Kiowa storytelling
Collaborating to tell a family’s true story has connected two local creatives who didn’t previously know each other in a way that’s everlasting like the Kiowa people.
‘Native Fashion’ exhibition to celebrate local Indigenous designers, display richness of cultures
A fashion exhibition dedicated to the “resilience, representation, resistance and relations” of Indigenous community members will soon be on display at the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence.
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Grant will allow Lawrence Public Schools to launch a bakery at Pinckney
The Lawrence school district has earned a $100,000 federal grant that will fund a bakery at Community Connections at Pinckney.
First Boundary Advisory Committee meeting postponed to September
The first meeting of the Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee will not be held until September, the district announced Tuesday evening.
Billy Mills Middle School student allegedly made comment about having gun; threat deemed not credible
Lawrence police have determined there’s no credible threat after a Billy Mills Middle School student allegedly made a comment in class about bringing a gun to school.
