Langston Hughes Center explores civil rights through film and lectures
Kansas University's Langston Hughes Center hosts screenings lectures and forums tied to four documentary films The Abolitionists Slavery by Another Name Freedom Riders and The Loving Story to spur dialogue on race and equality as part of NEH Created Equal program highlighting America's civil rights history.
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Kansas renewable energy standards face GOP pushback
Amer icans for Prosperity airs television ads calling for repeal of Kansas renewable energy mandates tied to former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and President Obama. The 2009 standard requires utilities to generate 15 percent of power from renewables by 2016 and 20 percent by 2020, with critics likening it to a government mandate.
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KU Professor Revisits Ukraine Amid Unrest
KU Slavic languages professor Marc Greenberg, visiting Kiev with two EU colleagues for a Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation conference, notes Ukraine’s changes since the Soviet era while protests since November cast a shadow over the trip. The visit highlights ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia influencing business and academic exchange.
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