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Lawrence’s affordable housing board hopes to consider students, funding and more in forthcoming study
Lawrence Affordable Housing Advisory Board members today identified topics they hope to see addressed in an upcoming housing study, from the university student rental market to new ways to fund housing initiatives.
Lawrence’s affordable housing board hopes to consider students, funding and more in forthcoming study
Lawrence Affordable Housing Advisory Board members today identified topics they hope to see addressed in an upcoming housing study, from the university student rental market to new ways to fund housing initiatives.
MORE HASKELL NEWS
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell Indian Art Market returns this weekend
The annual two-day Haskell Indian Art Market is coming up Saturday and Sunday.
‘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.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell overbooks campus housing for fall semester
With the largest enrollment Haskell Indian Nations University has seen in more than a decade, on-campus housing is at capacity and some students have been told to defer to spring.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Move-in week is here for KU and Haskell students; here’s some helpful info
Welcome, new and returning KU and Haskell students and families. Here’s some basic info for those we’re welcoming to town — and for locals who want to avoid traffic as move-in days draw near.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Grant to help expand conservation efforts at Mary’s Lake, Prairie Park Nature Center
Mary’s Lake, adjacent to Prairie Park Nature Center in Lawrence, will be getting a makeover aimed at advancing work to nurture the surrounding habitat.
Haskell regents call for more oversight of university following congressional hearing
Members of the Haskell Board of Regents are calling for a full review and a stronger MOU to ensure the board can provide “greater oversight and accountability” after allegations of misconduct at the university were aired during a congressional hearing last week.
Congressional hearing spotlights Haskell’s alleged failure to support sexual assault survivors
Some members of the U.S. Congress during a hearing Tuesday focused on Haskell Indian Nations University’s alleged failures to respond to reports of sexual violence and support student survivors appropriately.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Land grabbing and restoration: New signs tell history, significance of Haskell lands
The wetlands at Haskell Indian Nations University now have interpretive signage to help visitors learn about and engage in the history and significance of the lands.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence art markets to promote former Art Love Collective artists, celebrate Pride Month
Two Lawrence art markets spanning the day Saturday will aim to uplift community artists.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence PRIDE to celebrate with parade, street party; Two-Spirit drag performers to be featured
Rainbow colors will soon hit the streets of downtown for the Lawrence PRIDE celebration, and two Two-Spirit drag performers will be featured this year for the first time.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Baker University board votes not to sell wet prairie land; Haskell asking for land to be returned
The Baker University Board of Trustees has voted to retain land north of the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center that the university was considering selling to be developed for affordable housing.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell Board of Regents ‘will not stand silently,’ opposes wetland-area development
Members of the Haskell National Board of Regents have voiced deep concerns about the planned New Boston Crossing development as well as the possible sale of land near the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center for affordable housing development.
Tom Harper
KU students have nearly completed an outdoor classroom at Prairie Park Nature Center
A new outdoor classroom and event space at Prairie Park Nature Center, designed and built by KU architecture students, is almost complete.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Billy Mills implores Haskell graduates to lead community healing
Olympian Billy Mills said he believes this year’s class of Haskell Indian Nations University graduates will lead the healing of generational trauma in their communities.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Baker University students protest potential sale of land near wetlands discovery center to developers
Baker University student protesters made it clear Monday that the potential sale of wet prairie lands near the Baker Wetlands Discovery Center will not fly with them.
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