UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

University of Kansas has $1 million trans center that aims to make state more 'transliberatory'

The initiative aims to ‘transform’ the ‘local and regional landscape to be more transliberatory.’

By Elad Vaida
Dec 18, 2024

Kansas prof leaves university after saying men who won't vote for a woman POTUS should be shot

The University of Kansas has announced that a faculty member has left the school after being placed on leave.

By Benjamin Brown '26
Oct 23, 2024

‘SHOOT THEM’: Kansas prof says men who don’t vote for female presidents should be lined up and shot, gets put on leave

‘We can line all those guys up and shoot them; they clearly don’t understand the way the world works,’ the professo…

By Ben Mincey '25
Oct 10, 2024

Kansas public universities spend big bucks on DEI, state audit finds

A Kansas state representative requested an audit that showed that six public universities in Kansas spent $45 milli…

By Megan Stanford '24
Mar 10, 2024

Professor draws comparisons between Jim Crow, Holocaust and treatment of trans youth

During a Black History Month presentation, a University of Kansas education professor drew comparisons between tran…

By Thomas Stevenson '23
Mar 7, 2023

10 of the craziest courses colleges offered in 2022

Students pay thousands in tuition each year to attend college courses across the country.

By Kate Hirzel
Dec 29, 2022

WATCH: Angry White Men

On this week’s episode of Campus Countdown, Emily Sturge reports on an 'Angry White Male Studies' course at the Uni…

By Emily Sturge '25
Aug 8, 2022

Fat studies is the field that teaches students to view obesity as 'oppression'

Fat Studies is an academic field that 'confronts and critiques cultural constraints against notions of ‘fatness’ an…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Jun 24, 2022

Professor convicted for concealing ties with China

Feng 'Franklin' Tao was found guilty of fraud and making false statements.

By Leana Dippie '23
Apr 12, 2022

Are US leaders tough on China? One study points to a partisan divide.

A newly published academic paper argues that Republican lawmakers use stronger anti-China rhetoric than their Democ…

By Alexa Schwerha
Feb 28, 2022

Kansas universities implement new tenure policies. Professors are not happy.

In a live streamed meeting, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a policy giving state universities the freedom to …

By Abigail Streetman '23
Feb 16, 2021

Taxpayer funded university refuses to reveal salary for THREE new 'anti-racist' professors

The University of Kansas is hiring three full-time Professors of “Racial Justice and Social Work” to begin teachi…

By Matthew Wilson
Jan 15, 2021

U of Kansas study admits microaggression training doesn't work

Researchers at the University of Kansas found that microaggression training does not affect behavior, but instead i…

By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 23, 2020

U Kansas Task Force encourages officers to log race of individuals stopped by police

The University of Kansas created a task force in August to make recommendations for better police practices.

By Haley Worth '22
Dec 15, 2020

Kansas researcher faces more charges over alleged China ties

The researcher was initially charged in August 2019, and then again in January 2020.

By Arik Schneider
Jun 29, 2020

KU students demand BARF BAGS on Monday after Super Bowl

University of Kansas student senators voted on a resolution to ask the school to cancel classes on Monday.

By Jon Street
Jan 31, 2020

KU helps students become ‘allies’ to illegals as 'conditions around the country worsen'

The university claims this event is important because of the supposed fact that “conditions around the country wors…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Sep 18, 2019

Kansas congressman slams 'Angry White Male' course at KU

Rep. Ron Estes (R-KS) called into question whether the course itself could be a violation of Title IX.

By Jon Street
Apr 5, 2019

University facilitates ‘feminist parenting group’

The goal of the program is to "empower" parents to raise children who "challenge gender stereotypes," "support equi…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Aug 27, 2018

University offers to pay student to promote social justice

The University of Kansas is offering to pay a student $9/hour to help administrators create "an inclusive campus co…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jun 4, 2018

Prof: MAGA supporters are 'deeply invested in white supremacy'

Following the shooting of a mentally impaired black woman by police officers in Seattle, Dr. Subini Annamma also tw…

By Justin Caruso
Jul 5, 2017

Students allege KU behind flyers calling MAGA 'neo-nazi' code

The flyers, which appeared in multiple buildings on campus Tuesday, also warn that "opponents of safe spaces [and] …

By Amber Athey
Jan 25, 2017

New ‘consent porn’ urges college students get verbal permission for sex

UltraViolet, a feminist group, is campaigning against sexual assault at a number of colleges under investigation fo…

By Maggie Lit
Oct 7, 2014

N.C. congressman pushes law to exempt student workers from Obamacare

The bipartisan bill was introduced last week by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Aug 7, 2014

University cuts student employment hours because of Obamacare

Undergraduates will have their work capped at 20 hours a week.

By Maggie Lit
Aug 6, 2014

Journalism professor says he hopes for murder of NRA members' children

By Kat Timpf
Sep 19, 2013