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Emporia State University recently fired dozens of tenured faculty members. What does that mean for the future of tenure at universities in Kansas and across the nation?
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In a letter to Biden, a group of Republican governors said they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."
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Critics call Choi, who's both president of the UM System and chancellor of Columbia campus, a bully who has hurt morale and diversity. Among ranked faculty without administrative duties, 208 said Choi should not be retained as chancellor, compared to 87 who said he should remain.
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The U.S. is experiencing a shortage of dentists. While this isn't the case in every community, the Kansas City region has plenty of "dental deserts."
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The most controversial of the bills that took effect Sunday put new restrictions on voting and voter registration, including a requirement to show a photo ID to cast a ballot.
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President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other borrowers making under $125,000 a year.
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Earlier this year, Richard Linton became president of Kansas State University after a decade as dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University.
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The Roo Advantage Scholarship makes college free to all new Pell-eligible students from Missouri and Kansas.
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Research shows that students who are worried about having a safe place to stay ihave lower grade point averages than their peers and higher rates of anxiety and depression. But housing options are rare at urban community colleges — and not offered at other systems in the Kansas City area.
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Donnelly College students learn about environmental ethics both in class and in their community. Adding solar power to a new building and growing neighborhood gardens, the college is trying to lead by example.
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Together, the state's six major public universities — KU, K-State, Wichita State, Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State — offer more than 1,500 degree programs. And some experts say that’s too much.
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The nine-member Board of Curators has seven graduates from the flagship campus in Columbia and none from UMSL, UMKC and Missouri S&T combined. During a meeting last week in Rolla, the curators made changes to the pension system.