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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.

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 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.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education February 20, 2025 - 10:00 pm

Haskell staff, students coping with unknowns following layoffs

by Maya Hodison

Much confusion remains for the Haskell community after roughly three dozen employees were laid off last week, but students and staff intend to push back.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Education February 14, 2025 - 4:25 pm

Haskell Indian Nations University lays off dozens of employees after federal orders

by Molly Adams & Mackenzie Clark

Numerous employees of Haskell Indian Nations University lost their jobs Friday as part of sweeping nationwide cuts ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration.

Lawrence Life December 6, 2024 - 10:40 am

Don’t flake out: City of Lawrence seeks flurry of names for snowplows

by Lawrence Times

It’s on: The City of Lawrence is challenging residents to participate in a snowplow naming contest.

Lawrence news October 23, 2024 - 8:12 pm

2024 election guide for Lawrence and Douglas County voters

by Lawrence Times

Big questions and representation at the local, state and national levels are on Lawrence voters’ ballots for the Nov. 5 general election. Here’s our key need-to-know election info, all in one place.

Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news October 14, 2024 - 6:36 pm

Many people heading to different camps as City of Lawrence closes Amtrak camp

by Mackenzie Clark

About 20 people living among the trees behind the Amtrak station in East Lawrence are moving to other camps with assistance from the city as the Amtrak camp’s closure looms. 

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Community Voices October 14, 2024 - 2:55 pm

Tom Harper: Keep City Hall in downtown Lawrence where it belongs (Column)

by Tom Harper

”Our city hall communicates strength and has an aura of permanence … City hall must remain in the heart of our city: downtown,” Tom Harper writes in this column.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news August 23, 2024 - 6:32 pm

‘He did not just fall and die’: Lawrence mother pleads for answers about the death of her 3-year-old

by Maya Hodison

Ilene Tolbert will always grieve the death of her 3-year-old son, Carter. But she’s still pushing for answers to the questions that have haunted her since 2020, hopeful that someday she’ll at least get closure.

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