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KU organizations to host Lunar New Year celebration
The Lawrence community can ring in the Year of the Horse at the KU Center for East Asian Studies’ New Year Festival, which will feature giveaways, performances from local organizations, activities and more.
KU organizations to host Lunar New Year celebration
The Lawrence community can ring in the Year of the Horse at the KU Center for East Asian Studies’ New Year Festival, which will feature giveaways, performances from local organizations, activities and more.
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Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
KU faculty union wins election with vast majority of vote
The KU faculty union has won its election with 86% of the vote.
KU to host cousin of Emmett Till; livestream of public talk will be available
The cousin and childhood best friend of Emmett Till will speak at a KU event this week. The talk will be livestreamed.
Civil rights attorney: Legal action to ‘hollow out’ Brown v. Board moves at deliberate speed
Former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill said the nation should celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decision as overdue recognition of the necessity to end legal apartheid in the U.S.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
New gallery space connects KU students to East Lawrence arts district
KU art students have a new gallery in the East Lawrence arts district that positions them to bridge a gap with the broader arts community as they learn about the management side of their work.
Kansas lawmakers dangle $36 million for public universities to secure anti-DEI commitments
House and Senate budget negotiators agreed to anchor $36 million to a requirement that university administrators affirm they had abandoned diversity, equity and inclusion programs. KU could lose $8.35 million.
KU music student selected for Bob Dylan Center Songwriter Fellowship
Taylor Zickefoose, a KU School of Music student, has been selected from among applicants worldwide as one of two rising talents who will participate in the inaugural Bob Dylan Center Songwriting Fellowship.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Photos: Lawrence community members gather for FNSA Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival
Community members gathered at the Lied Center Saturday for the KU First Nations Student Association’s 35th powwow and seventh Indigenous Cultures Festival.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Stories for All Festival in Lawrence aims to amplify voices of marginalized people
An upcoming three-day festival in Lawrence will highlight storytelling projects dedicated to gathering marginalized and suppressed histories, interconnecting them and amplifying them through digital media.
University of Kansas receives $1.6 million to launch law clinic dedicated to issues of veterans
A $1.6 million federal appropriation will go toward launching a KU School of Law clinic dedicated to working on issues revolving around veterans.
KU students from Lawrence, Olathe selected as Goldwater Scholars
University of Kansas juniors Cecilia Paranjothi, of Lawrence, and Kit Savoy, of Olathe, have been chosen as Goldwater Scholars.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Prosecutors dismiss rape case against ex-KU basketball player, citing ‘insufficient evidence’
The Douglas County district attorney’s office has dismissed a rape charge against a former University of Kansas basketball player.
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KU debate pair finish second in country at national tournament
The KU debate duo of Graham Revare and William Soper finished second in the country in policy debate Monday at the 78th National Debate Tournament.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
KU’s First Nations Student Association to host annual powwow, cultures festival
People will soon gather in Lawrence for a daylong powwow and festival in celebration of Indigenous cultures and traditions.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Solar eclipse coming up Monday; here’s when and where to watch in Lawrence
A total solar eclipse is coming up Monday. Lawrence is not quite in the path of totality, but KU students are planning an observation event for the community.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
KU Innovation Park wins $22M in federal funds for national security center
KU Innovation Park will receive $22 million in federal funding for the Kansas National Security Innovation Center.
