Pitts urges action for social progress at KU Social Work Day
Pulitzer columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. told a Kansas Union audience that time is neutral and progress requires effort not wishes. Speaking at KU Social Welfare's Social Work Day 2014, he lauded social workers and joined Harriet Lerner in addressing more than 500 alumni, students, and faculty.
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Vulnerable Kansas maps future of water use plans
About 250 participants from state agencies, farms and other interests discussed Kansas water planning for 50 years. They weighed extending Clinton Lake’s life, a proposed 450 mile Missouri River water pipe for drought zones, conserving crops, and home wastewater reuse amid a statewide drought.
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Group urges KU to monitor online class quality
A KU faculty staff and student group urges ongoing scrutiny of digital course quality while ensuring fair pay for faculty developing online content. The online education committee, led by Mike Williams, notes challenges in translating traditional teaching to online formats across KU’s many departments.
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Kansas Supreme Court Reverses Hard 50 Murder Sentence
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed a Hard 50 murder sentence but did not address how recent legislative changes apply to the case. The ruling discussed the legal standards and implications without ruling on the new provisions' applicability.
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