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Posts Tagged ‘University of Kansas’

Mental Health on Campus: University Counselors Seeing Fewer Clients, But More Often

By | August 19, 2021 | 0
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a mixed impact on mental health services on college campuses. Fewer students are reaching out for help, but those who do are seeing counselors more frequently.

College mental health counselors saw fewer clients, at least initially, during the COVID-19 pandemic. But clients sought help more frequently.

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COVID-19 Challenged The Business Model At Kansas Universities And Revealed A ‘Tectonic Shift’

By | August 10, 2021 | 0
Gregory Cushman, an associate professor of environmental history at the University of Kansas, marched with faculty and students to raise awareness about potential damage of administration plans to downsize the staff and eliminate degree programs to address budget problems.

Enrollment at Kansas colleges fell by 8.1% last fall — more than the national average. With continued uncertainty over COVID-19 and the highly contagious delta variant, universities could face the biggest money crisis in their history.

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KU Faculty, Students Go on Offense at Allen Fieldhouse Against Administration’s Budget Strategy

By | February 3, 2021 | 0
Gregory Cushman, an associate professor of environmental history at the University of Kansas, marched with faculty and students to raise awareness about potential damage of administration plans to downsize the staff and eliminate degree programs to address budget problems.

Faculty and students at the University of Kansas are protesting plans to deal with massive budget problems by shedding tenured professors, undervaluing graduate teaching assistants and jettisoning degree programs.

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Student Loan Burden Weighs Down a Generation

By | January 19, 2021 | 0
A brick wall painted with the words "Until Debt Tear Us Apart."

People struggling with heavy student loan burdens are looking for relief from the incoming Biden administration.

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Kansas College Towns Await Potentially ‘Disastrous’ Verdict on Big 12 Fall Sports

By | August 12, 2020 | 0
K-State football stadium

Business leaders and owners in Kansas’ biggest college towns are bracing for an announcement on the status of fall sports for the Big 12 conference — a decision which could further damage already weakened local economies.

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