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The music of composer Claude T. Smith is some of the most played in all of the symphonic band repertoire, being performed in classrooms as well as concert halls. He was born in Monroe City, Missouri and spent many years in Lawrence and Kansas City. Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Smith's daughter Pam Smith Kelly about Claude's life and music. Plus, hear several of his compositions.
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The self-imposed sanctions stem from an NCAA investigation that began in 2017, but has yet to be resolved. Self and an assistant will miss the team's first four regular-season games.
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Don Henry was a 1930s college kid from Dodge City, Kansas, who left everything he knew to join the fight against fascism. His life moved one music professor to put the story down in song.
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As the University of Kansas prepares to open the men's basketball season Thanksgiving Day, it has paid over a million dollars defending the storied program against very serious NCAA violations.
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Segment 1: Implications behind Jayhawks signing the $196 million deal. The University of Kansas renewed its contract with Adidas, even after the company…
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Segment 1: "The state was funding 60 percent of the cost of education, the students and families were doing 40 percent. We've now seen an inversion of…
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The underground economy of amateur college sports — where agents, boosters, and other deal-makers pay to play — has long been an open secret, to coaches,…
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Segment 1: Accusations and investigations result in new rounds of discipline at both universities.After allegations of hazing and sexual assault, 24 of…
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What's the best college campus in Kansas for LBGTQ students?Many might guess the University of Kansas in Lawrence, long considered a progressive…
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For centuries, research about women has been flawed. Today, we learn how gender and cultural bias has affected scientific study. Author and journalist…
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Did you know John Adam's wife, Abigail, would hang wet laundry in the Public Audience Chamber? Or that Abraham Lincoln never slept in the Lincoln Bedroom?…
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The new Kansas City label Haymaker Records just released a compilation album featuring local artists. After a taste of the album, we pivot from "math…