Higher ed bill sails through House in Kansas
The Kansas House approved a conference committee report 78-43 to restructure the Board of Regents and place all postsecondary institutions under its general supervision. If the Senate agrees, Gov. Graves would sign. The plan would abolish the current board July 1, create three commissions for state universities community colleges and vo tech schools, and adjust funding to favor underclassmen costs.
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Kansas
House of Representatives
Board of Regents
Senate
Bill Graves
Washburn University
Washburn
House
Tanner
Douglas County
Joann Flower
Roskaloosa
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
Barbara Ballard
Troy Findley
Lawrence
School evacuated after smoke bomb set off in restroom
Overland Park fire officials evacuated Blue Valley North High School after a smoke bomb filled a boys restroom and triggered an alarm. Students returned inside shortly after 11 a.m. officials said.
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Overland Park
Blue Valley North High School
Overland Park Fire Department
Bill Brown
Johnson County
Littleton
Colo
Johnson County District Court
KU receives federal grant for Center for International Business Education
KU officials announced a $220000 federal operating grant for the Center for International Business Education and Research based at KU's business school with cross disciplinary links to engineering law and journalism The center will develop programs on trade in services language studies internships and field projects and plans overseas opportunities as part of a national network of such centers.
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Kansas University
Center For
International Business
United States
University of Texas
U.S. Department of Education
Minority graduation banquet speaker at KU features Manin Cheyenne educator
University of Montana faculty member Manin, full-blood Cheyenne of the Cheyenne Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, will speak at KU s 23rd annual minority graduation banquet. Event at 6 p.m. May 22 in the Kansas Union ballroom, with a 5 p.m. reception in the Malott Room. Contact Kim Johnson or Tashia Bradley for details. Also, KU fraternities plan a Friday car wash in Lied Center lot from noon to 6 p.m. to raise funds for Safe Ride. donations accepted.
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Kansas University
Lawrence
Kelly Moylan
Wheat State
Erin Spiridigliozzi
Robert Hemenway
University of Kentucky
Topeka
Bill Graves
Henrietta Mann
Cheyenne Nation
University of Montana
Haskell Indian Nations University
Kansas Union
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Manin
Oklahoma
Montana
Rolling Stone
Mann
National
Women's History Project
Lied Center
Safe Ride
GAMMA
Greek Council
Lawrence students shine at Write-off awards in Wichita
Lawrence and Free State high schools placed in the Kansas Press Women and Kansas Scholastic Press Association All Kansas Write Off. Winners include Chris Lemmon Jennifer Frye Christina Robertson Laura Swan Jorde Matthews Natalie Wilson Emily Haney Jessica Levine Tamara Neuhaus Chris Maynard Abbie Graham and others earning honors in newspaper editorials sports column news graphics and yearbook categories.
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Free State
Lawrence
Kansas Press Women
Kansas Scholastic Press Assn
Wichita
Kansas Press Women State Covention
Chris Lemmon
LHS
Jennifer Frye
FSHS
Christina Robertson
PSHS
Laura Swan
Mike Hannah
Jason Smith
Jorde Matthews
Natalie Wilson
Adam Patterson
Tamara Neuhaus
Jessica Levine
Emily Haney
Chris Maynard
Abbie Graham
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Tashia Bradley
KU Multicultural Resource Center
Lawrence High School
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