higher education

Universities were dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — many had to construct virtual learning systems on the fly. Two regional universities, though, consider themselves distance learning pioneers.

A Kansas City alt-weekly celebrates 40 years, tensions arise between development and conservation efforts along the Blue River watershed, and universities experienced in distance learning offer advice for a successful transition to online education.

Smaller schools think they could be an attractive option this fall for students wanting to save money and avoid overcrowded classrooms.

COVID-19 will have a devastating impact on higher education, but it won't impact all colleges the same.

Updates on COVID-19 testing in Kansas City, Missouri, weekend observations after Kansas City's soft reopening, how the pandemic has hit small colleges, and a commencement speech from a valedictorian of Shawnee Mission East High School.

Online learning was supposed to be the savior of higher education. After schools nationwide were forced into it by the pandemic, how did it go?

Kansans have flocked to tech schools to get trained for high-demand aviation jobs. Those jobs have disappeared with the Boeing 737 Max's grounding and the wilting economy.

The first layoff notices are expected to go out May 1. Additional staff may be furloughed or asked to take a pay cut.

Kansas college students now sit in virtual classrooms, their daily lives disrupted as universities try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. They're having to adjust to their new reality, and a possible shaky entry into the workforce.

TOPEKA, Kansas — A few weeks ago, University of Kansas senior Fatimah Alsinan was in a workshop finishing the last design and construction projects for…

Segment 1: Public defenders are calling prisons during pandemic ticking time bombsIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 scare, individual correctional…

Segment 1: Public defenders are calling prisons during pandemic ticking time bombsIn light of the ongoing COVID-19 scare, individual correctional…