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Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 2013

Page

3

Agricultural expert Wes Jackson to speak at KU graduation

Wes Jackson, KU alumnus and founder of The Land Institute, will deliver the commencement address at the May ceremony. He earned a KU master's degree and joins two other 2013 honorees receiving honorary degrees. Jackson, a Topeka area native, leads sustainable farming research at his Salina based institute and has earned a MacArthur Fellowship and Pew Conservation Scholars honor.

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Exoned death row inmate urges end to capital punishment

Former Marine Kirk Bloodsworth tells Kansas students his story in a talk at the Kansas Memorial Union. He was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death in 1984, exonerated by 1993 DNA, and now advocates abolition with Witness to Innocence. A Kansas bill to abolish the death penalty is pending.

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Gov Brownback to defend higher ed plan on the road

Gov Sam Brownback will tour next week to defend his higher education budget proposal amid Republican cuts. He says Kansas universities community colleges and technical schools are a core state responsibility and that the two-year budget keeps funding level and supports economic growth. He urged education leaders to boost student outcomes while noting ongoing funding at current levels despite House proposals for a four percent across the board cut.

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