As I write, the Kansas House Committee on Judiciary is about to hear HB 2348, which would eliminate tenure at higher education institutions governed by the State of Kansas.   The bill emerged from a…

TOPEKA — Academic leaders of the University of Kansas and Kansas State University said Tuesday legislation retroactively abolishing property rights inherent in tenure would run off distinguished educators, undercut faculty recruiting, destroy research programs, trigger…

Kansas has more than a few challenges these days.  Do we need to add a heaping dose of self-inflicted brain drain to the list?  Steven Lovett seems to think so.  Lovett is the general counsel…

EMPORIA — Humboldt High graduate Sam Hull donned the orange and black one final time Saturday. Hull, who is headed to Emporia State University to play football for the Hornets in the fall, caught one…

EMPORIA — Emporia State University recognized more than 700 undergraduates named to the university honor roll for the fall semester, including several from the local area. From Bronson:  Dawn Bradford From Iola: Rachel Shaffer, Sidney…

For the second time in seven years, Kansas has just experienced a near-total eclipse. Both times, I headed outside to view it through my eye-protecting eclipse glasses, here at Emporia State. Each time was a…

Americans are losing faith in college education.  A recent Gallup poll found that only 36 percent of respondents have “quite a lot” or “a great deal” of faith in higher ed. Multi-billionaire Peter Thiel is…

EMPORIA — Nearly 500 Emporia State University students graduated during ceremonies in December 2023. Students from this area who graduated include: Amanda Easley of Colony; master of science in special education with a concentration in…

HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High senior Sam Hull, an all-state receiver for the Cub football team, was announced Monday as one of 88 invitees to play in the upcoming Kansas Shrine Bowl. The Shrine Bowl all-star…

At age 30, Carley Swanson has had enough life experiences that “I very much feel that whatever is thrown my way, I can handle it. I can figure it out.”  That confidence is hard-earned, because…