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Education March 13, 2025 - 12:16 pm

Haskell faculty, many employees who were fired in federal budget cuts reinstated

by Mackenzie Clark & Maya Hodison

Haskell Indian Nations University faculty members and many employees who were terminated in baseless federal job cuts have been reinstated.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events March 11, 2025 - 4:33 pm

Save the date: Haskell planning Spring Resilience Powwow

by Lawrence Times

After Haskell Indian Nations University’s spring powwow was postponed amid forced, baseless employee terminations, the university is now planning a Spring Resilience Powwow.

Tony Webster
Crime & Courts March 8, 2025 - 5:17 pm

Tribal nations, students sue feds over job cuts at Haskell and SIPI

by Lawrence Times

A group of tribal nations and students have filed a lawsuit against federal government officials over the baseless terminations of nearly five dozen people serving Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute last month.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education March 6, 2025 - 4:33 pm

Fired Haskell instructors to return on contracts next week

by Lawrence Times

Some of the nearly three dozen Haskell Indian Nations University employees who were terminated without cause due to sweeping federal budget cuts will be returning next week as adjunct professors.

Nathan Kramer/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life March 2, 2025 - 3:25 pm

Lawrence community members gather to protest fascism, ‘musky’ government

by Nathan Kramer

Around 250 Lawrence community members filled the four corners at Ninth and Massachusetts streets Sunday to express their concerns about the state of America’s democracy.

State News March 1, 2025 - 5:22 pm

Kansas senator’s rural town hall meeting swamped by people mad at Trump administration

by Calen Moore, Kansas News Service

Republican Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall ended a rural town hall meeting early Saturday after people angry about budget cuts, funding freezes and other actions by President Trump shouted the senator down.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education February 28, 2025 - 2:47 pm

Haskell students, supporters protest firings, demand government keep its ‘Hands off Haskell’

by Tricia Masenthin

Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education February 25, 2025 - 11:39 am

Haskell Foundation now accepting donations to help support fired employees, fill some roles on campus

by Maya Hodison

A nonprofit organization is now collecting donations to support Haskell Indian Nations University following federally ordered staff and faculty cuts.

State News February 25, 2025 - 10:17 am

Kansans hold virtual town hall for an absent Sen. Jerry Moran to voice concerns about Trump and Musk

by Grace Hills, Kansas Reflector

About 1,200 people (but not Sen. Jerry Moran) tuned in during a live, 2.5-hour virtual town hall, which featured 32 speakers — farmers, veterans, health care workers, cancer patients, special-needs parents — who voiced concerns over Trump and Musk.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education February 21, 2025 - 10:30 pm

Lawrence community rallies for Haskell despite barriers to providing direct aid

by Maya Hodison

More than 200 people packed a Lawrence church Friday evening in hopes of helping those who lost their jobs at Haskell Indian Nations University.

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